• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 30 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier Killed in Baghdad
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Arabic Media Roundtable, Nov. 30, 2006 MNF-I 30 Nov 2006 -- BRIEFERS: ALI AL-DABBAGH, IRAQI GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN; AND MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 30 AFPN 30 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 30.
• Marines Rescue Hostage, Uncover Caches AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, rescued one hostage and uncovered two partially buried caches yesterday while conducting search-and-knock operations here, military officials reported.

Deployments

• South Korea Signals Possible 2007 Iraq Withdrawal VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- South Korean officials are indicating that Seoul may end its military role in Iraq by the end of 2007

US Policy

• Baqubah Still Functioning, Military Commander Reports AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- The city of Baqubah is fully operational despite media reports to the contrary, the senior coalition forces commander for Iraq's Diyala province said here today.
• Bush, Maliki Agree to Speed Up Timeline for Iraqi Security Responsibility AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today agreed to work to accelerate the process of training Iraqi security forces and transferring security responsibility for Iraq to the Iraqi government.
• U.S., Iraq Unified On Way-Forward Policy, Spokesmen Say AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- Today's meeting between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan, was historic and demonstrated the two leaders' accord on how to move forward in Iraq, a senior U.S. military officer told reporters at a Baghdad news conference today.
• Bush, Iraq's Maliki To Speed Transfer of Security to Iraqis Washington File 30 Nov 2006 -- President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, after their November 30 meeting in Amman, Jordan, pledged to accelerate the transfer of security responsibilities from the U.S.-led coalition forces to the Iraqi government.
• Bush, Maliki Pledge to Accelerate Training of Iraqi Security Forces VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki are pledging to accelerate the training of Iraqi security forces so the Iraqi government can fight terrorists and provide stability for the country
• Bush: U.S. Forces to Stay in Iraq 'Until Job Complete' AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- U.S. leaders will consider all options on moving forward in Iraq, but three tenets of U.S. Iraq policy "remain firm and they're fixed," President Bush said this morning after a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan.
• Bush Backs Iraqi Premier To Improve Security RFE/RL 30 Nov 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today in Amman, where they stressed the importance of keeping Iraq united, saying any partition of the country would only increase violence there.
• Bush Praises Iraq's Maliki as 'Strong Leader,' Pledges Continued Support VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. President George Bush say they are working together to stop sectarian violence in Iraq
• Bush, Maliki Meeting Set for Thursday in Jordan VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. President George Bush are scheduled to meet in Jordan Thursday to discuss sectarian violence in Iraq and what America can do to help stop it
• US Iraq Study Group Reaches Consensus VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- A co-chairman of the US bipartisan group studying the Bush administration's policy in Iraq says the panel has reached a consensus on recommendations for Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Premier Under Fire From All Sides RFE/RL 30 Nov 2006 -- Even as Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was due to meet U.S. President George W. Bush in Jordan on November 29 to discuss ways of halting the violence in Iraq, he faced strong criticism not only from minority Sunni Arab groups, but by members of his own Shi'ite coalition

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi president: Iran will help Iraq restore security IRNA 30 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said here Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has extended assistance to Iraq in the wake of collapse of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and will do so in restoring security in Iraq.
• No one able to disturb Iranian, Iraqi nations' attachment IRNA 30 Nov 2006 -- IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday, "Iranian and Iraqi nations are deeply attached to one another and no one is able to disturb these two nations' attachment."
• Turkey Warns of Widening Conflict in Iraq VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- U.S. President George Bush went out of his way Thursday to show Washington's support for the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as the two men held talks in Jordan on ways to stem the violence in Iraq

News Reports

• More than 50 Bodies Found in Baghdad; Mass Grave Found Near Baquba VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi officials say more than 50 bodies have been found in Baghdad over the past day.
• Analysis: Leaks, Summit Reveal Strains Over Iraq cfr.org