December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

27 December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Press Briefing, Dec. 27, 2006 MNF-I 27 Dec 2006 -- TOPIC: UPDATE ON SECURITY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ
Five Iranians Detained in Recent Baghdad Raids AFPS 27 Dec 2006 -- Several Iranian nationals were detained in recent coalition raids conducted in Iraq's capital city, a senior U.S. military officer said in Baghdad today.
CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 27 AFPN 27 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 27.
Air Force dining facility in Baghdad honors hero AFPN 27 Dec 2006 -- While many Americans removed bows and pulled back ribbons from neatly wrapped presents, Airmen here unveiled a tribute to a fallen hero, stressed the importance of airpower and cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the first Air Force dining facility in Baghdad.

DoD Announces Unit Deployment 27 Dec 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. will deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility beginning in early January 2007 to become the theater command's call-forward force.
Gates Approves 82nd Airborne Division Deployment to Kuwait AFPS 27 Dec 2006 -- The 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team received orders today to deploy to Kuwait in early January to become the theater command's "call forward" force.
Boxer Sailor Returns From Repairing Iraqi Weather Station Navy NewsStand 27 Dec 2006 -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Aerographer's Mate 1st Class (AW/SW) Clayton Corbin returned safely to Boxer after repairing an automated weather station at Iraq's Al Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT) in the Northern Persian Gulf Dec. 7-16.
US Officials: More Than 3,000 Troops Expected to be Sent to Kuwait VOA 27 Dec 2006 -- Senior U.S. defense officials say the Pentagon is expected to send more than 3,000 troops into Kuwait to be ready for use in Iraq.
Coalition General Calls 2007 a "Year of Transition" in Iraq Washington File 27 Dec 2006 -- The spokesman for Multi-National Force (MNF) - Iraq says 2007 will be a year of transition in which the Iraqi government will assume increasing responsibility for security operations.

IRAQ: Stress of violence leads to more suicides IRIN 27 Dec 2006 -- The number of suicides in war-ravaged Iraq is increasing due to psychological stress caused by relentless violence, medical experts said.

Former Iraqi Leader Faces Hanging Within 30 Days RFE/RL 27 Dec 2006 -- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is facing death by hanging within 30 days following an Iraqi appeals court decision yesterday to uphold his death sentence for crimes against humanity.
Saddam Offers Himself as 'Sacrifice' in Letter to Iraqi People VOA 27 Dec 2006 -- Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has written a letter to the Iraqi people in which he says he offers himself as a "sacrifice" when he goes to the gallows.
Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 27 Dec 2006 [PDF]

Iraq's Sadr Bloc Claims Aide Killed by US Troops VOA 27 Dec 2006 -- Radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's group has accused U.S. forces of killing a senior member of the group, and has called for a government investigation.

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