01 May 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 01 May 2006 [PDF]
- DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualties
- CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 01 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 28 to 30.
- 'Ring of Steel' Encircles Iraqi Oil Platforms AFPS 01 May 2006 -- There's a "ring of steel" around one of the most important economic targets in the world.
Deployments
US Policy
- Democrats Renew Criticism of Bush Handling of Iraq VOA 01 May 2006 -- U.S. congressional Democrats are stepping up their criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq.
- New Iraqi Government Has Reached Turning Point, Says Bush VOA 01 May 2006 -- President Bush says Iraq's new leaders are more determined than ever to succeed, and the United States stands with them
- Biden Calls for Autonomy for Iraq's Main Groups VOA 01 May 2006 -- A high ranking U.S. Senate Democrat says dividing Iraq into federal areas along ethnic lines will increase security and allow the United States to withdraw most of its troops.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraqi Soldiers Graduate from Boot Camp in Anbar Province AFPS 01 May 2006 -- Nearly 1,000 Iraqi army soldiers graduated from boot camp yesterday, beginning the first step toward an integrated army in Iraq's Anbar province.
- New Iraqi army officers make the grade Army News 01 May 2006 -- For only the second time at the Iraqi Military Academy Al Rustamiyah, a class of newly commissioned lieutenants graduated the 12-month Officer Basic Course April 26.
- Seminar addresses Iraqi security challenges Army News 01 May 2006 -- The Iraqi National Security Agency hosted a command and control seminar April 26 and 27 to examine the processes used by the Iraqi government and Coalition forces when responding to Iraqi security threats.
- Analysis: A Reconstruction Abyss in Iraq cfr.org 01 May 2006 -- In the three years since the fall of Baghdad, Iraq's postwar reconstruction efforts have suffered from lax oversight, endemic corruption, and reams of red tape.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- IRAQ: In rising tide of violence, displacement continues unabated IRIN 01 May 2006 -- Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have now been displaced by sectarian violence, an increase of about 20,000 from previous figures, according to government officials and aid agencies.
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