Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 16 May 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Wiggins from the Pentagon 16 May 2007 -- Presenter: Deputy Director for Regional Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins
• Press conference with Maj. Gen. Willian Caldwell IV, spokesman, MNF-I, and Brig. Gen. Marck Gurganus, commander, Ground Combat Element, MNF- West, on operations in Al Anbar province, May 16, 2007 MNF-I 16 May 2007
• May 15 airpower summary: ISR critical to mission success AFPN 16 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations May 15, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Four Terrorists Killed, 30 Suspects Detained in Overnight Raids AFPS 16 May 2007 -- Coalition forces in Iraq killed four terrorists and detained 30 suspected terrorists during operations yesterday and today targeting the al Qaeda in Iraq leadership network.
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain Suspects in Search for Missing Troops AFPS 16 May 2007 -- Acting on tips received from Iraqi citizens, Iraqi special operations forces and coalition troops detained 16 individuals today during a search for three U.S. soldiers missing since May 12.
• Baghdad 'Surge' Moves Forward as Search for Missing Troops Continues AFPS 16 May 2007 -- As the troop surge continues in Baghdad, search efforts continue for three 10th Mountain Division soldiers who remain missing following a pre-dawn attack south of the city, the Joint Staff's deputy operations director reported today.
• Violence Kills 41 Outside Baghdad, US Troops Continue Search for Missing Soldiers VOA 16 May 2007 -- A car bomb in the violent Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, has killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens more

Deployments

US Policy

• President Bush Names Lieutenant General Douglas Lute as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan The White House 16 May 2007
• Bush Names Lute to New Post to Support Iraq, Afghanistan Ops AFPS 16 May 2007 -- President Bush announced yesterday that he has named Army Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, director of operations for the Joint Staff, as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Bush Names Army General as Senior Advisor for Iraq, Afghanistan Washington File 16 May 2007 -- President Bush has nominated a senior U.S. Army general to be his presidential assistant and day-to-day troubleshooter for Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Army General Joins White House Staff as War Coordinator VOA 16 May 2007 -- A U.S. Army general is joining the White House staff as the top war policy coordinator
• Lute to Coordinate U.S. Government Efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan AFPS 16 May 2007 -- President Bush's nominee to coordinate efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan will work to overcome shortcomings in coordination among agencies.
• US Senate Rejects Measure to Cut Off Funds for Iraq War VOA 16 May 2007 -- The U.S. Senate has rejected a measure that would end funding for U.S. combat operations in Iraq by April 1 of next year

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Educational standards plummet, say specialists IRIN 16 May 2007 -- Education specialists in Iraq say they are concerned that pupils and students in the current academic year will leave school without completing this year's curriculum, and new graduates will not be competent to pursue their careers.
• Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 16 May 2007 [PDF]

Foreign Reactions

• Supreme Leader says upcoming Iran-US talks focuses on Iraq security IRNA 16 May 2007 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that upcoming talks with US on Iraq security have nothing to do with Iranian principles and logic reaffirming commitment to aspirations of the late Imam Khomeini.

News Reports

• Iraq: Kurdish Region Under Increasing Threat RFE/RL 16 May 2007 -- Two high-profile bomb attacks targeting Kurdish institutions this month have drawn attention to security in the region, which had escaped much of the violence plaguing other areas in Iraq