May 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

19 May 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 May 2006 [PDF]
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Chiarelli from Iraq 19 May 2006 -- Presenter: Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli
CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 19 May 2006 -- U.S Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
Strike Targets Support Base, Marines Respond to Ramadi Attacks AFPS 19 May 2006 -- Coalition forces destroyed an abandoned hotel yesterday in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, using precision munitions to deny its use as an insurgent support base, military officials in Baghdad reported today.

US General Blames al-Qaida for Increase in Iraq Sectarian Violence VOA 19 May 2006 -- The No. 2 U.S. general in Iraq says there has been another increase in sectarian violence in the country during the last two weeks, and he blames al-Qaida for sparking it.
Supporting Iraqi Government Key to Ending Violence, General Says AFPS 19 May 2006 -- Supporting Iraqi government ministries is the key to developing a peaceful, democratic Iraq, a top U.S. general serving there said today.
A Prosperous Iraq Will Quell Tensions, U.S. Commander Says Washington File 19 May 2006 -- The U.S. commander of ground forces in Iraq says the United States is ready to help the new sovereign Iraqi government address its most pressing needs because prosperity is key to quelling the violence there.

Iraq Concerns Worry Republicans VOA 19 May 2006 -- Immigration is the hot topic of debate in Washington these days. But the situation in Iraq is never far from the minds of politicians and policy makers in both major political parties.

Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 19 May 2006 [PDF]
Iraq: Cabinet Expected To Be Announced RFE/RL 19 May 2006 -- Expectations are high in Baghdad that a new Iraqi government is about to be unveiled, with parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani having said on May 17 that the legislature would receive and vote on a full list of names in a special session on May 20.