December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

12 December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Lt. Gen Chiarelli media roundtable, Dec. 12, 2006 MNF-I 12 Dec 2006 -- TOPIC: UPDATE ON OPERATIONS IN IRAQ
Bomb Found Near Iraq Mosque; 23 Kidnap Victims Freed AFPS 12 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi and coalition forces detonated a bomb in Samarra today and freed 23 kidnap victims yesterday. Earlier this week, combined forces killed three terrorists and detained one.
Air Force contractor rebuilds Iraqi dry dock AFPN 12 Dec 2006 -- The rebuilding of the ship lift in Umm Qasr, Iraq, finished another crucial step in the country's reconstruction.
CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 12 AFPN 12 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 12.
Dozens Killed in Baghdad Bombing VOA 12 Dec 2006 -- A minibus packed with explosives detonated in a crowded Baghdad square, killing nearly 60 people and injuring close to 200 others.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Arrives in Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 12 Dec 2006 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), entered the Persian Gulf Dec. 11, accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68).

Bush Puts Off Announcement Of New Iraq Strategy VOA 12 Dec 2006 -- President Bush has put off the announcement of changes in his Iraq policy until sometime in early 2007
Bush Consults Iraq's Sunni Vice President on Policy Shifts Washington File 12 Dec 2006 -- President Bush met with Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi December 12 to discuss the security situation in Iraq and ways the United States can help the Iraqi government achieve stability.
Bush Holds Talks With Iraq's Sunni Vice President VOA 12 Dec 2006 -- President Bush says he discussed with Iraq's Sunni vice president the conditions in Iraq and what the United States can do to help the Iraqi government succeed.
U.S. President Hears More Proposals On Iraq Policy RFE/RL 12 Dec 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush has begun three days of strategy briefings on the war in Iraq.
Rice: Direct Talks With Iran, Syria Not on US Agenda VOA 12 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says direct talks with Iran and Syria on stabilizing Iraq are "not an issue" being considered by the Bush administration

Iraq's Internally Displaced People in Need Food, Water VOA 12 Dec 2006 -- The International Organization for Migration reports thousands of people who fled violence in central Iraq for the relative safety of a poor southern region are barely managing to survive

Australia Pledges to Stay in Iraq Coalition VOA 12 Dec 2006 -- Australia Tuesday strongly reaffirmed its intention to continue its role in the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq

IRAQ-JORDAN: Iranian-Kurd border refugees reject new proposals IRIN 12 Dec 2006 -- Iranian Kurds stuck on the Iraq-Jordan border for nearly two years say they will not leave their make-shift camp until they are resettled to a third country

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