April 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

17 April 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 17 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 15 to 17.
Base defense mission goes beyond perimeter AFPN 17 Apr 2006 -- Most security forces Airmen patrol the base looking for anything out of the ordinary and pull 12-hour shifts in towers along the fenceline.
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Foil Terrorist Attacks AFPS 17 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi security and coalition forces responded to several attacks in the Baghdad and Ramada areas of Iraq today, officials reported.

Retired Generals Call for Defense Secretary's Resignation VOA 17 Apr 2006 -- President Bush has rejected calls from a group of retired generals for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for alleged mismanagement of the war in Iraq

New Political Roadblock Frustrates Iraqi Public RFE/RL 17 Apr 2006 -- Officials put off a planned second plenary session of the new Iraqi parliament on April 17 amid continuing deadlock over who should be appointed prime minister, with politicians saying they need more time to resolve their differences.
Saddam Trial Adjourned Until Wednesday VOA 17 Apr 2006 -- The judge hearing the case against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants has adjourned the trial until Wednesday.
IRAQ: Sectarian violence continues to spur displacement IRIN 17 Apr 2006 -- Up to 35,000 more individuals have been displaced in the past two weeks due to ongoing sectarian violence, said officials from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration.

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