Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• BAND OF BROTHERS SOLDIER KILLED NEAR BAQUBAH
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Terrorist Killed, 16 Detained During Iraq Raids AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 16 others as the result of two separate raids conducted across Iraq today.
• Coalition Raids in Iraq Kill Two Terrorists, Detain Six AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Two terrorists were killed and six were detained during two separate coalition operations conducted in Tikrit and Yusifiyan yesterday, military officials announced.
• IEDs Kill Three U.S. Troops, Raids Net Bomb-making Cell AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Three American soldiers were killed by improvised explosive devices while on patrol in Iraq in recent days, officials in Iraq said today.

Deployments

• Japan Begins Withdrawal from Iraq VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- Japanese transport trucks lugging military vehicles and equipment have left Iraq, marking the start of Japan's withdrawal from the war-torn country.

US Policy

• Guardsmen Charged in Connection With Iraqi's Death AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Two Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers have been charged in connection with the death of an Iraqi citizen, U.S. officials announced today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Premier Presents National Reconciliation Plan RFE/RL 25 Jun 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamil al-Maliki presented a reconciliation plan today to try curb sectarian violence and the insurgency that has crippled the reconstruction of the country.
• Iraqi PM Unveils Reconciliation Plan VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has presented to parliament a reconciliation plan to reduce violence across the country.

Foreign Reactions

• Iran could help release abducted Russians in Iraq - official RIA Novosti 25 Jun 2006 -- Tehran is prepared to assist in releasing four Russian diplomats abducted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, three weeks ago, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Sunday.

News Reports

• Terrorists Claim Execution of Abducted Russian Embassy Workers in Iraq VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- An al-Qaida-linked group says it has executed four Russian Embassy workers, who were abducted earlier this month in Iraq.