Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 May 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• May 21 airpower summary: F-15Es strike insurgent compound AFPN 22 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, in Afghanistan in the following operations May 21, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Coalition Troops Detain Terrorism Suspects, Free Hostages AFPS 22 May 2007 -- Coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists and freed 12 Iraqi hostages in Iraq today, military officials reported.
• Car Bomb in Crowded Baghdad Market Kills 25 VOA 22 May 2007 -- Iraqi police say a car bomb explosion has killed at least 25 people in a crowded market in Baghdad Tuesday.

Deployments

• Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 5th Fleet Navy NewsStand 22 May 2007 -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations May 8. The Nimitz CSG joins the John C. Stennis CSG, which is already operating in the theater, and relieves the Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG.
• NCWRON 34 Welcomed Home From Deployment To Kuwait Navy NewsStand 22 May 2007 -- More than 150 families gathered at the Naval Air Station North Island air terminal to welcome home Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 34 from its nine-month deployment to Kuwait May 16.

US Policy

• Passage of US Bill to Fund Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Likely by Friday VOA 22 May 2007 -- U.S. congressional Democrats have dropped their demands to include in a war funding bill a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq
• Anbar Ready for Political Progress, General Says AFPS 22 May 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi security forces have made great improvements to the security situation in Iraq's Anbar province, opening the door for political developments and partnerships, a top U.S. general in the region said today.
• Inspector General Finds Progress, Problems in Iraq Rebuilding Washington File 22 May 2007 -- Much has been accomplished in the effort to rebuild Iraq, but projects face tremendous challenges, according to Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• US Official: Violence, Poor Management Hampering Iraq Recovery VOA 22 May 2007 -- The U.S. official responsible for auditing reconstruction efforts in Iraq has told Congress that violence, management problems, and inadequate Iraqi government contributions continue to hamper economic recovery there
• IRAQ: Bureaucracy, security situation to blame for poor distribution of medical supplies IRIN 22 May 2007 -- The centralized distribution of medicines in Iraq has meant hospitals have not been able to stock sufficient quantities, some doctors and analysts say.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports