Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Jun 2006 [PDF]
• Weekly Press Briefing, June 15, 2006 MNF-I 15 Jun 2006
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 15 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for June 15.
• Iraqi Forces Capture Terrorist Leader; Coalition Forces Foil Kidnapping AFPS 15 Jun 2006 -- Iraqi forces captured a high-ranking terrorist network commander during an early morning ground assault raid in Karbala, Iraq, today and coalition forces in eastern Baghdad stopped an alleged kidnapping June 13, military officials reported.

Deployments

US Policy

• US House of Representatives in Marathon Debate on Iraq VOA 15 Jun 2006 -- The House of Representatives is engaged in a marathon debate on Iraq, with Democrats and Republicans facing off over how to support the Iraqi government and fight global terrorism
• Al Qaeda in Iraq Disrupted; Iraqi Operation in High Gear AFPS 15 Jun 2006 -- Al Qaeda in Iraq is in disarray and confusion following the death of its terrorist boss, and the Iraqi government is moving forward quickly to provide security for its capital city, coalition officials said today at a news conference.
• Zarqawi Air Strike Shows Aerial Flexibility, General Says AFPS 15 Jun 2006 -- The attack that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi demonstrates the flexibility that air assets give commanders, officials here said today.

United Nations

• Security Council Authorizes Multinational Force in Iraq Until End of 2006 VOA 15 Jun 2006 -- The U.N. Security Council has authorized the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq until the end of 2006

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi FM: Security Remains Top Priority in Iraq VOA 15 Jun 2006 -- Iraq's foreign minister says his country is making progress with the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the formation of a new unity government.
• Newly Freed Iraqi Detainees Called on to Help Rebuild Country AFPS 15 Jun 2006 -- The Iraqi deputy prime minister called on about 450 Iraqis being freed from the Abu Ghraib detention facility today to work for peace in Iraq, the Middle East and the world.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Analysis: Shiism's Waxing Crescent cfr.org 16 Jun 2006
• Analysis: Seeking Momentum in Iraq cfr.org 15 Jun 2006 -- A sense of momentum was growing among U.S. Republican leaders about Iraq as the House of Representatives was set to hold a debate on Iraq policy.
• 'Beginning Of The End' For Al-Qaeda In Iraq RFE/RL 15 Jun 2006 -- Meanwhile, Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubay'i said that the death of Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi is "the beginning of the end" of the terrorist organization in Iraq.
• Gunmen Kill 4 at Mosque in Northern Iraq VOA 15 Jun 2006 -- Iraqi police say gunmen have attacked a mosque near the town of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, killing four Sunni Arab worshippers.