March 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

27 March 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

March 27 airpower: Fighters provide overwatch AFPN 27 Mar 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for March 27.
Troops Capture Seven Suspects, Find Weapons AFPS 27 Mar 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces captured seven terrorism suspects and destroyed illegal weapons today, military officials reported.
Bomb Attacks Kill 60 in Iraq VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- Iraqi officials say bombing attacks have killed nearly 60 people, Tuesday.
USS John C. Stennis Now Operating in Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 27 Mar 2007 -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) entered the Persian Gulf on March 27, escorted by the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54).
US Navy Conducts War Games in Persian Gulf VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- The U.S. Navy is conducting its largest war games in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a time of increasing tensions with Iran.

US Senate Backs Timetable for US Troop Withdrawal from Iraq VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- The Democratic-led Senate for the first time has signaled its support for a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq
House Democrats Signal Readiness to Talk on Iraq Bill VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- As the Senate tries to move closer to a vote on its Iraq-Afghanistan funding bill, Democrats in the House of Representatives are signaling their readiness to talk with President Bush about the legislation
US Senate Republicans Say They Will Not Block Iraq Bill VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate say they will not try to block passage of an Iraq war-spending bill, even if it includes a troop withdrawal deadline.
US Senate Debates Bill to Fund Military Missions in Iraq, Afghanistan VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- The U.S. Senate continues debate Tuesday on President Bush's request for additional funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

Iraq Making Political, Economic Progress, U.S. Official Says Washington File 27 Mar 2007 -- Iraq's elected leaders are making progress toward political reconciliation, economic development and improved relations with neighbors, says a top U.S. official.
Iraq's Government to Consider Bill to Reinstate Former Baathists VOA 27 Mar 2007 -- Iraq's prime minister and president have introduced new legislation to make it easier for former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to resume working in government and security positions
IRAQ: NGOs urge more aid for displaced families in south IRIN 27 Mar 2007 -- Nearly a million displaced people in Iraq's increasingly volatile southern provinces are in urgent need of food, medicines and municipal services, local officials and NGOs say.
Iraq: NGO Works To Help Children Caught Up In War RFE/RL 27 Mar 2007 -- For more than a decade, the nongovernmental charity War Child has been helping children caught up in armed conflicts around the world.

UK sailors' issue to be settled by 'self-restraint, respect' IRNA 27 Mar 2007 -- The issue of violation of Iranian territories in the Persian Gulf by British marines will be settled through respect to the rules and self-restraint, Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Issue of UK marines will be resolved in light of law, Hosseini IRNA 27 Mar 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Tuesday that the issue of the UK marines will be resolved in light of law calling for self-restraint.
Britain Calls On Iran To Release Sailors RFE/RL 27 Mar 2007 -- Britain has again called on Iran to quickly release the 15 British sailors and marines it has been holding since March 23.

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