January 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

31 January 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Jan. 30, 31 AFPN 31 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 30 and 31.
DoD Official: 'Surge' Won't Leave Troops Ill-Equipped, Unprotected AFPS 31 Jan 2007 -- Force protection for deploying U.S. troops is a top priority, and the services are ensuring all units involved in the "surge" in Iraq have the equipment they need to protect themselves and do their jobs, a top Pentagon official told reporters today.
Helicopters Attack Insurgents Placing Roadside Bomb in Iraq AFPS 31 Jan 2007 -- Helicopters from Multinational Division Baghdad engaged insurgents preparing to emplace a roadside bomb south of the Iraqi capital today. Elsewhere in Iraq, U.S. and coalition troops found several weapons caches in recent days.

Former US Secretaries of State Call for Diplomacy on Iraq VOA 31 Jan 2007 -- Two former U.S. secretaries of state say the United States should step up diplomacy in the Middle East as a way to bring stability to Iraq
Senior Republican Says Bush Must Confer On Iraq RFE/RL 31 Jan 2007 -- A senior U.S. lawmaker has warned President George W. Bush that he alone should not be making decisions about the future of U.S. involvement in Iraq.
US Lawmakers Paint Grim Picture of Iraq, Afghanistan VOA 31 Jan 2007 -- US House lawmakers who have just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan have delivered sobering assessments of the situations there

Violence, Threats Force More Iraqis to Leave Their Homes VOA 31 Jan 2007 -- The International Organization for Migration reports Tuesday that increasing violence in Iraq is forcing more and more people to leave their homes while funding to help them is growing short.
IRAQ: Explosions destroying people and infrastructure IRIN 31 Jan 2007 -- Since the US-led occupation of Iraq began in 2003, hundreds of explosions have rocked the country, killing thousands of civilians and causing serious damage to vital infrastructure.
Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 31 Jan 2007 [PDF]

Iraqi official: Iranian diplomats to be released soon IRNA 31 Jan 2007 -- Iraq's Vice President Adel Abd-al-Mahdi said Iraqi authorities have been assured of the release of Iranian diplomats recently abducted by the US.
Mottaki blasts US, UK policies in Iraq IRNA 31 Jan 2007 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday said that the secretive US and UK policies in Iraq to foment differences among sects are clearly visible.
Analysis: Baghdad's 'Iran Problem' cfr.org 31 Jan 2007 -- Four years after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, it is clear Iran's influence in southern Iraq is solid and growing
Backgrounder: Iran's Involvement in Iraq cfr.org 31 Jan 2007

Iraq Renews Historic Tensions Between President and US Congress Over Power to Wage War VOA 31 Jan 2007 -- As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq, it also serves as a reminder of the historical tensions that have existed between the president and Congress during times of war

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