August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

10 August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 10 AFPN 10 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 10.
Sather medics treat detainees AFPN 10 Aug 2006 -- Airmen here supported an Army forward surgical team in providing medical treatment to detainees as they transitioned from the Abu Ghraib Theater Internment Facility to a new facility on Camp Cropper near Baghdad.
Iraq: Suicide Bombing Near Major Shi'ite Shrine Kills 30 VOA 10 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the southern city of Najaf Thursday, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 50 others.

U.S. Ambassador Condemns Attack on Shi'a Shrine in Najaf Washington File 10 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad condemned the August 10 suicide attack against Shi'a Islam's holiest shrine, the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq.

UN mission in Iraq extended for one year UN News Centre 10 Aug 2006 -- The Security Council today extended the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for one year, responding to a request from the country's Government, which said the world body has a "vital role" in fostering peace and prosperity there.

IRAQ: Fear rises along with death tolls IRIN 10 Aug 2006 -- Fear of violence among Iraqis has been amplified by the latest violent death toll of nearly 2,000 in July, making it by far the deadliest month this year. Sectarian violence has overtaken insurgency as the cause of death, officials said.

Analysis: Averting Civil War in Iraq cfr.org 10 Aug 2006 -- Throughout much of Iraq's postwar period, Shiite restraint was largely what prevented the country from sliding into civil war

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