Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 12 AFPN 12 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 12.
• Anbar Security Problems Highlight Differences in Iraq AFPS 12 Sep 2006 -- Different parts of Iraq have different security environments, and that is important to recognize as Americans assess stories coming out of the country, Pentagon officials said today.

Deployments

US Policy

• Statement on the Status of Al Anbar Province by Maj. Gen. Richard Zilmer MNF-I 12 Sep 2006 -- Recent media reports fail to accurately capture the entirety and complexity of the current situation in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq
• US Cautious Over Iran's Offer to Help Control Insurgency in Iraq VOA 12 Sep 2006 -- The United States has reacted cautiously to Iran's offer to help bring the insurgency in Iraq under control.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Internally displaced people start returning home IRIN 12 Sep 2006 -- Samiha Wissam, 11, could not hide her happiness when she returned to her home in the Kadhmiyah area of Baghdad after sectarian violence displaced her family for nearly four months.

Foreign Reactions

• President terms as "excellent" Iran-Iraq ties IRNA 12 Sep 2006 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Tuesday assessed as "excellent" bilateral ties between the Iranian and Iraqi governments and nations.
• Iraqi PM officially welcomed by Ahmadinejad IRNA 12 Sep 2006 -- Visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki here Tuesday was officially welcomed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
• Iran: Ahmadinejad Declares Ties With Iraq 'Excellent' RFE/RL 12 Sep 2006 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad today pledged to help authorities in neighboring Iraq to stabilize their country
• Iran Offers Security Help to Visiting Iraqi Prime Minister VOA 12 Sep 2006 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he has offered to help Iraq establish security and stability and bring its insurgency under control.

News Reports