20 May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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Current Operations
- Roadside bomb strikes MND-B patrol
- 13SC (E) unit attacked
- May 19 airpower: Tankers provide key air bridge AFPN 20 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
- Coalition Forces Detain Nine in Search for Missing Soldiers AFPS 20 May 2007 -- Coalition forces detained 11 people during operations yesterday, including nine suspected of involvement in the May 12 kidnapping of three U.S. soldiers.
- Operation Harris Ba'sil Knocks Enemy Off Balance AFPS 20 May 2007 -- Operation Harris Ba'sil has wrapped up after helping knock enemy forces in Iraq's western Anbar province off balance, officials involved in the operation reported today.
- Multiple Terror Suspects Killed, Captured in Iraq; Safe House Destroyed AFPS 20 May 2007 -- Coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained 34 suspected terrorists during two operations today to disrupt the al Qaeda command network, Defense Department officials said.
- Samarra Operational Update MNF-I 20 May 2007 -- The standard nighttime curfew in Samarra remains in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for all vehicles and from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. for pedestrian traffic; this is the same curfew that has been in place since May 10
Deployments
US Policy
- Partisan Divide Remains Over US Iraq War Funding VOA 20 May 2007 -- A roadside bomb in western Baghdad has killed six U.S. soldiers as well as an interpreter, while another explosion south of the capital killed a seventh U.S. serviceman
United Nations
- Ban Ki-Moon urges compromise on Iraq's constitution IRNA 20 May 2007 -- United Nations Secretary-General last weekend urged Iraqi leaders to compromise on the Constitution in the interests of the country as a whole.
Reconstruction Issues
- Iran's envoy to Iraq talks with US not fixed yet: Hosseini IRNA 20 May 2007 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday Iran's envoy to talks with the US on Iraq, slated for June 28, has not been determined and finalized yet.
- No connection between Iraq, nuclear issue: Hosseini IRNA 20 May 2007 -- No connection between Iraq, nuclear issue: Hosseini
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