Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 May 2007 [PDF]
• PATROL STRUCK BY SMALL ARMS FIRE SOUTHEAST OF BAGHDAD
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MNC-I SOLDIER DIES OF NON-BATTLE RELATED CAUSE
• ROADSIDE BOMB STRIKES MND-B PATROL
• MNC-I AIRMEN ATTACKED
• MNF-W FORCES ATTACKED
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• May 13 airpower: B-1B targets insurgents AFPN 14 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations May 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials.
• 48 Detained, Weapons Caches Found in Iraq Operations AFPS 14 May 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces detained 48 suspected insurgents and discovered weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials reported.
• All Assets Engaged to Find U.S. Soldiers Missing in Iraq AFPS 14 May 2007 -- All available assets are being engaged to find three missing U.S. soldiers who apparently were captured by enemy forces during a May 12 ambush near Mahmoudiya, Iraq, a senior U.S. military officer told reporters yesterday at a Baghdad news conference.
• General Cites 'Massive Effort' Under Way to Find Missing Soldiers AFPS 14 May 2007 -- The U.S. military, coalition partners and Iraqi security forces are making a "massive effort" to find three American soldiers missing in Iraq since May 12, a senior U.S. military officer said today.
• Anbar Province Still Dangerous But Getting Better, Marine Commander Says AFPS 14 May 2007 -- Life in Iraq's Anbar province is still dangerous, but security is improving, the senior commander for ground operations in the province said yesterday in Baghdad.
• May 11-12 airpower: F-15Es hit insurgent compound AFPN 14 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 11 and 12, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

Deployments

US Policy

• Iraq War Strains Ties Between Bush, Republicans VOA 14 May 2007 -- For the past six years, President Bush has enjoyed strong support from Republicans in Congress for his domestic and foreign policy agendas

United Nations

• Iraq: UN envoy urges compromise in constitutional review process UN News Centre 14 May 2007 -- On the eve of Iraq's deadline for completing its Constitutional Review, the top United Nations envoy to the troubled country today called for action to build consensus and foster compromise among all political blocs, pledging the world body's full support for this process.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Thousands flee upsurge in violence in Diyala province IRIN 14 May 2007 -- Thousands of Iraqis have been fleeing their homes in Diyala province over the past week after an increase in attacks by armed groups and a major offensive by US and Iraqi troops.
• Iraqi Deputy PM Urges Continued US Engagement VOA 14 May 2007 -- Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister says his country faces serious challenges, but that the United States and the international community have a vital role to play in helping forge a solution

Foreign Reactions

• United States, Iran Agree To Hold Talks on Iraq Washignton File 14 May 2007 -- Following on a brief exchange between U.S. and Iranian officials at the Iraq Neighbors' Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Washington and Tehran have agreed to engage in ambassadorial-level discussions about the situation in Iraq.
• US Expects Talks With Iran 'in Next Couple of Weeks' VOA 14 May 2007 -- The State Department said Monday it expects U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker to meet with Iranian diplomats within the next couple of weeks to discuss efforts to stabilize Iraq
• Iran, US to hold talks on Iraq: Ahmadinejad IRNA 14 May 2007 -- Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Monday Iran and the United States would hold talks on Iraq security.
• U.S., Iran Agree To Direct Talks On Iraq RFE/RL 14 May 2007 -- Washington and Tehran say they are prepared to hold ambassador-level talks about Iraq.

News Reports