April 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

30 April 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Bombing in Iraq Kills Security Contractors VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- British officials say a roadside bombing against a private security convoy in Iraq has killed three people and wounded two south of Baghdad.
U.S., Iraqi Forces Kill, Capture Insurgents in Raids AFPS 30 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi and coalition forces conducted a series of coordinated raids near Taji and Yusifiyah, Iraq, yesterday, killing two and capturing seven wanted terrorists and detaining more than 50 other suspects.

Politics Helping to Defeat Insurgents in Iraq, Rice Says AFPS 30 Apr 2006 -- Recent political progress in Iraq will help defeat the insurgency there, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today.
U.S.: Bush Praises Iraqi Politicians As Criticism Mounts RFE/RL 30 Apr 2006 -- Even as U.S. President George W. Bush praised Iraqi politicians on April 29 for standing firm against the threats of militants, the conflict in Iraq is far from being completed.
Powell Says He Urged Bush to Send More Troops to Iraq VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he advised President Bush to send more troops into Iraq before the U.S.-led invasion was launched.

Iraqi President Optimistic About Striking Deal With Insurgent Groups VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says he is optimistic about striking a deal with seven insurgent groups that could end the violence in his country.
Iraq: Sunni Arab Cleric Says New Government No Different RFE/RL 30 Apr 2006 -- Muthanna Harith al-Dari, secretary-general of Iraq's Muslim Scholars Association, an influential Sunni Arab organization, was interviewed by RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) correspondent Fa'iqah Rasul Sarhan in Amman, Jordan, on April 29.

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