October 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

29 October 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 29 AFPN 29 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 29.
U.S. Forces Reportedly Kill 17 Insurgents In Iraq RFE/RL 29 Oct 2006 -- U.S. forces in Iraq say they have thwarted two ambushes, shot dead 17 insurgents, and detained three suspected militants during an operation.

Effort Under Way To Shift Security Task to Iraqis, Khalilzad Says Washington File 29 Oct 2006 -- A newly established joint committee will work to speed the transfer of security responsibilities in Iraq to the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad says.
Khalilzad Downplays Washington-Baghdad Dispute VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is downplaying reports of an apparent dispute between Washington and Baghdad
Iraqis Anxious for Responsibility, U.S. Ambassador Says AFPS 29 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is anxious to take more responsibility for his country's security, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said today.

IRAQ: Rights group says gov't protecting death squad members IRIN 29 Oct 2006 -- The Iraqi government must move quickly to prosecute all Ministry of Interior personnel responsible for "death squad" killings in Baghdad and elsewhere, the New-York based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.

FM: Iran attentive to Iraq's security, stability IRNA 29 Oct 2006 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that as a country neighboring, Iran has always paid attention to Iraq's security and stability.

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