Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• Task Force Lightning Soldier dies of wounds
• UPDATE: Aircraft went down near Baghdad
• Four Soldiers, one Marine killed in separate incidents in Al Anbar
• Improvised Explosive Device hits MND-B Patrol
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 21 AFPN 21 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 21.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 20 AFPN 21 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 20.
• Suspected Terrorist Killed, 25 Detained During Operations AFPS 21 Jan 2007 -- Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 18 others while conducting multiple operations throughout Iraq today, military officials reported.

Deployments

• 2nd Brigade, 82nd Infantry Division (Airborne) arrives in theater MNF-I 21 Jan 2007 -- Iraq added a U.S. brigade this week to assist the Iraqi Security Forces in and around Baghdad.

US Policy

• US Legislators Debate Resolution Opposing Troop Surge in Iraq VOA 21 Jan 2007 -- Leading Democrats in Congress say they will push ahead with a resolution opposing President Bush's plans to boost U.S. troop strength in Iraq

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Shi'ites End Government Boycott in Iraqi Legislature VOA 21 Jan 2007 -- Members of Iraq's Parliament who support radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have ended a boycott of the legislature, after winning concessions from colleagues
• Political Bloc of Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric al-Sadr Ends Boycott of Parliament VOA 21 Jan 2007 -- Members of Iraq's Parliament who support radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have ended a boycott of the legislature, after winning concessions from colleagues

Foreign Reactions

• Iran may consider official US request for talks: Hosseini IRNA 21 Jan 2007 -- Iran would consider Washington's official request for negotiations on regional issues, said a senior Iranian official Sunday.
• Iran's readiness to hold talks with US over Iraq indicates Iranian commitment to regional stability: Hosseini IRNA 21 Jan 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that recent remarks made by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Iran's readiness to hold talks with US over Iraq indicated Iranian commitment to tranquility in the region.

News Reports