March 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

06 March 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTCAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 06 Mar 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for March 4 to 6.
Iraqi Commander Killed in Attack AFPS 06 Mar 2006 -- The commander of the 6th Iraqi Army Division was killed today in a terrorist attack in western Baghdad, military officials in Iraq reported.
Car Bomb Attacks Kill, Wound Iraqis; Soldiers Find Roadside Bomb AFPS 06 Mar 2006 -- Two car bombs have killed six Iraqi civilians and wounded 34 in the past two days in Iraq, and troops from Multinational Division Baghdad discovered a roadside bomb and detained suspects who fled from the scene.
Army transferring bases to Iraqi forces Army News 06 Mar 2006 -- A 4th Infantry Division brigade announced this weekend that it will turn over responsibility for Forward Operating Base O'Ryan, near Balad, Iraq, to the Iraqi Army March 10.
Troops extinguish Iraqi pipeline fire Army News 06 Mar 2006 -- An economic and environmental disaster was averted when Iraqi police and coalition forces joined forces to put out a pipeline fire March 2.

Iraqi Officer to Receive Intelligence Training in US VOA 06 Mar 2006 -- An Iraqi army officer is expected to arrive in the southwestern United States this week to begin advanced training in the use of intelligence in counter-insurgency operations

Amnesty Decries Prisoner Treatment in Iraq VOA 06 Mar 2006 -- The London-based human rights group Amnesty International says Iraqi security forces are torturing prisoners, while multinational forces ignore legal due process of detainees.

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