Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Jan 2007 [PDF]
• Roadside bomb strikes MND-B convoy
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Lamb from Iraq 19 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Senior British Military Representative in Iraq and Deputy Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq Lt. Gen. Graeme Lamb
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 19 AFPN 19 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 19.
• Two Terrorist Leaders Captured in Iraq; Insurgent Killed AFPS 19 Jan 2007 -- Coalition forces have captured two high-level terrorists in recent days in Iraq, military officials said, and Iraqi police killed one insurgent Jan. 17.
• Al-Sadr Aide Reported Arrested In Baghdad RFE/RL 19 Jan 2007 -- Reports say U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested a top aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today in Baghdad

Deployments

US Policy

• Casey Says Iraqis on Timetable for Commitments AFPS 19 Jan 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is delivering on its commitments for the new way forward in Iraq, the commander of coalition forces said here today.
• Gates Wraps Up Fact-Finding Trip, Praises Coalition Partners AFPS 19 Jan 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today praised the efforts of coalition partners in Iraq during the final stop of a six-day fact-finding trip to Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.
• U.S. to Increase Civilian Advisory Role in Iraq, General Says AFPS 19 Jan 2007 -- Stepping up civilian advisors' role in Iraq is a key part of President Bush's diplomatic strategy to stabilize the country, the chief operations officer for the Joint Staff said here.
• Pentagon Chief Cites Commitment To Helping Iraqis Fight Extremism Washington File 19 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on his second visit to Iraq within one month, says that nation is at a "pivotal moment" and the United States will do whatever is necessary to help the Iraqis fight extremism.
• Coalition General: Baghdad Operation Going Well So Far VOA 19 Jan 2007 -- The deputy commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the early stages of the new Baghdad security operation are going well, and he sees good signs for the future of the week-old effort
• US General Casey Optimistic About Securing Baghdad VOA 19 Jan 2007 -- General George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said Friday that some of the extra troops that U.S. President George W. Bush ordered to Baghdad could begin leaving in a few months if violence subsides
• Auditors Report Billions in Reconstruction Waste and Fraud in Iraq VOA 19 Jan 2007 -- Government auditors told Congress Thursday that waste and fraud in the reconstruction of Iraq have been rampant
• Officials: Billions in US Iraq Reconstruction Money Wasted VOA 19 Jan 2007 -- Bush administration officials have told U.S. lawmakers that as much as $3 billion of the $22 to $25 billion Congress appropriated to rebuild Iraq has been wasted through fraud and abuse by private contractors

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• Conditions in Southeastern Iraq Could Lead to British Force Reduction AFPS 19 Jan 2007 -- Positive developments in southeastern Iraq may enable British leaders to reduce their troop strength in that region, a spokesman for Multinational Division Southeast said here today.
• British General Discusses Realities of Iraq AFPS 19 Jan 2007 -- Rebuilding Iraq is like playing "three-dimensional chess in a dark room," but multinational forces will continue to move forward there, the senior British military representative in Iraq said today.

News Reports