May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

10 May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

May 9 airpower: F-16s provide support to convoys AFPN 10 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations May 9, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Air Strike Kills Terrorists; Bomb-Making Material Seized in Raids AFPS 10 May 2007 -- A coalition air strike killed three terrorists today in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, and coalition troops in western Iraq killed a terrorist and seized material that could be used to construct chemical bombs.

President Bush Discusses U.S. Department of Defense Briefings The White House 10 May 2007

House Approves New Iraq War Funding Measure VOA 10 May 2007 -- In the latest challenge by Democrats to President Bush over funding for the war in Iraq, the House of Representatives has approved a new bill by a vote 221 to 205 to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
US House of Representatives Debates New War Bills VOA 10 May 2007 -- In the latest challenge by Democrats to President Bush over funding for military operations in Iraq, the House of Representatives is debating a new bill to support troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bush Urges Patience with Iraq Plan Washignton File 10 May 2007 -- Following a briefing by top U.S. military and civilian leaders at the Pentagon, President Bush urged patience to allow sufficient time for the Iraq strategy to succeed.
US Lawmakers Seek to Admit More Iraqi Refugees VOA 10 May 2007 -- U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation to increase the number of Iraqis fleeing conflict in Iraq who can be admitted to the United States
Bush Says Iraq Policy Not Hurt by British Transition of Power VOA 10 May 2007 -- President Bush is losing his strongest ally on Iraq
Bush Urges Patience on Iraq VOA 10 May 2007 -- President Bush is under increased pressure from members of his own political party to show positive results in Iraq
Bush Asks for Time, Resources for Iraq Security Plan to Succeed AFPS 10 May 2007 -- The new security plan for Baghdad needs a chance to succeed, and troops serving in Iraq deserve the resources they need to make sure it does, President Bush said at the Pentagon today.
Commander Sees Success in Iraqi Security Forces AFPS 10 May 2007 -- U.S. forces are continuing to see improvements in the abilities of the Iraqi security forces they are training, the commander of the Iraqi Assistance Group today told representatives of veterans service organizations during a conference call from Iraq.

Iraq: Al-Sadr Prepares For The Post-Coalition Era RFE/RL 10 May 2007 -- During the nearly three months since the Baghdad security plan was launched, radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his militia, the Imam Al-Mahdi Army, have taken a relatively low profile
IRAQ: Poverty drives children to work for armed groups IRIN 10 May 2007 -- Eleven-year-old Seif Abdul-Rafiz and his two brothers were left with no choice but to leave school and work so as to help their unemployed parents make ends meet.

US presence in Iraq, major factor behind regional insecurity: FM IRNA 10 May 2007 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday the major factor behind insecurity in Iraq is the presence of occupying forces.

Popular Support Key to Security in Northern Iraqi City VOA 10 May 2007 -- Wednesday's suicide truck bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil was the city's first major bomb attack in two years
Iraq whistleblower found guilty of breaching UK secrets act IRNA 10 May 2007 -- A civil servant has been found guilty Wednesday of breaching Britain's Official Secrets Act by leaking a memo about talks between Prime Minister Tony Blair and US George W Bush on the Iraq war.

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