August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

22 August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Press Briefing, Aug. 22, 2006 MNF-I 22 Aug 2006 -- TOPIC: UPDATE ON SECURITY OPERATIONS
Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Sir Robert Fry from Iraq 22 Aug 2006 -- Presenter: Lt. Gen. Sir Robert Fry, Deputy Commander of Multi National Force-Iraq
CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 22 AFPN 22 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 22.
Iraq Experiencing Sectarian Violence, But Not Civil War, British General Says AFPS 22 Aug 2006 -- Iraq is experiencing some localized sectarian strife, but it's not embroiled in a full-blown civil war as reported by some news media, a senior coalition officer said here today.

Iraqi Security Forces' Quick Response Shows Improvement, General Says AFPS 22 Aug 2006 -- The quick response of Iraqi security forces to terrorist gunmen who opened fire on a large crowd of religious worshipers in Baghdad Aug. 20 demonstrates their improved capabilities, a senior U.S. military officer said today.

Police recruits reach record number in Ramadi Army News 22 Aug 2006 -- A record-setting 395 Iraqis answered the call at a recent recruiting drive for Iraqi police in Ramadi.
Iraq Black Market Fuel Prices Increase as Supply Dwindles VOA 22 Aug 2006 -- The Iraqi economy is suffering from a shrinking supply of subsidized fuel and the rising price of fuel that is readily available on the black market.
Kurdish Witnesses Take Stand in Second Saddam Trial VOA 22 Aug 2006 -- The second trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and six co-defendants resumed Tuesday in Baghdad, with a Kurdish witness describing how jets dropped chemical weapons on his village nearly two decades ago.

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