October 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

12 October 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Operational Briefing, Oct. 12, 2006 MNF-I 12 Oct 2006 -- BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 12 and monthly airpower overview AFPN 12 Oct 2006 -- In Afghanistan Oct. 11, U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets provided close air support for International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Lwara Dasta.
Iraqi Terrorists Kill 11 Employees at Baghdad TV Station VOA 12 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say gunmen stormed a new Iraqi satellite television station in eastern Baghdad early Thursday killing 11 employees
Violence in Baghdad Kills 19 Iraqis VOA 12 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say at least 19 people were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad this Thursday morning

Rice Calls on Iraqi Political Leaders To Overcome Differences Washington File 12 Oct 2006 -- The United States remains committed to helping Iraq develop a stable, secure, democratic political system, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, but the Iraqis must overcome their political differences and rein in sectarian violence.
Enemy Fighters 'Punching Back, Hard' After Iraqi Government Crackdown AFPS 12 Oct 2006 -- A recent spike in Baghdad violence is the insurgents' response to Iraqi, U.S. and coalition efforts to rein in sectarian murder squads and gangs that operate in some sectors of the city, a senior U.S. military officer said today.
Gen. Casey Outlines Iraq Situation in News Conference AFPS 12 Oct 2006 -- Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force Iraq, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld briefed media in the Pentagon yesterday.
US Commander Says Iraq Violence to Continue, But Also Cites Progress VOA 12 Oct 2006 -- The commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the high level of violence in the country is likely to continue for the 'next couple of months,' but there is progress toward stabilizing the country at the same time

IRAQ: More than 300,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since Saddam's fall IRIN 12 Oct 2006 -- More than 300,000 Iraqis have fled their homes to other parts of Iraq to escape violence since the fall of former President Saddam Hussein in 2003, according to the Iraqi government.
IRAQ: Insecurity affects participation in political process IRIN 12 Oct 2006 -- Although more candidates ran for parliament in Iraq's 2005 elections than its 2004 elections, and a higher number of ordinary Iraqis went to the polls, the political mix in parliament has not led to peace in the country.
Iraq: Police Continue To Face Training Difficulties RFE/RL 12 Oct 2006 -- strengthening of Iraq's security forces has been one of the foundations for the U.S.-led coalition since the ouster of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003.