August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

15 August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 15 AFPN 15 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for Aug. 15.
Iraqi Forces Capture Murder Suspect; Blast Kills 63 Iraqis, Wounds 140 AFPS 15 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi forces in Baghdad yesterday captured a man believed to be responsible for the January shooting death of a U.S. soldier and an interpreter, U.S. military officials reported.
Iraq Suicide Bomber Hits Office of Talabani's Party; 9 Killed VOA 15 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say a suicide car bombing in the northern city of Mosul has killed nine people.
6 Dead as Afghan Insurgents Ambush Policemen; Al-Qaida Suspect Killed in Raid VOA 15 Aug 2006 -- Officials in Afghanistan say suspected Taleban insurgents have attacked a police convoy in the western province of Farah, killing six policemen and wounding three others.

Stryker Brigade Soldiers Sent Home to Alaska to Return to Iraq AFPS 15 Aug 2006 -- Three hundred one soldiers with an Alaska-based unit extended in Iraq will return to the combat zone to serve with their comrades in arms, Army officials announced yesterday.

Pace Says Iran Fighting Proxy Wars Against Iraq, Israel AFPS 15 Aug 2006 -- Iran is fighting two proxy wars, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told servicemembers here Aug. 13.
Iraqis Must Reject Sectarian Violence, U.S. General Says Washington File 15 Aug 2006 -- The Iraqi people must join together to reject sectarian violence, says Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.