Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 May 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• MNF-W forces attacked
• DoD Announces Change-In-Status of Army Soldier
• May 23 airpower summary: Predators leverage capabilities AFPN 24 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations May 23, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Total force unit controls sky over combat theater AFPN 24 May 2007 -- Seventy Airmen, Soldiers and guardsmen of the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron operate the Control and Reporting Center here and watch the sky for theater ballistic missiles or other aerial threats every second of every day.
• Biological team protects Balad Airmen from bioterrorism AFPN 24 May 2007 -- Two lab technician Airmen team up as a pair of modern "CSI-type" technicians, using test tubes, centrifuges, and other sophisticated testing equipment to keep Balad Air Base Airmen safe.
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain 15, Destroy Cache, Thwart Attack AFPS 24 May 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces seized 15 suspected terrorists, destroyed a weapons cache and thwarted an attack on a State Department convoy in Iraq over the past two days.
• NMCB 28 Convoy Security Element Teams Provide Protection on Iraq Roads Navy NewsStand 24 May 2007 -- Convoy Security Element (CSE) teams from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 completed the first two months of their deployment to Iraq on May 20.
• Seabees Help Build Facility for Iraqi Police Navy NewsStand 24 May 2007 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 joined efforts with Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 6 on May 16 to build a new facility for the Iraqi police.

Deployments

US Policy

• Press Conference by the President The White House 24 May 2007
• Bush Calls For Tougher Sanctions On Iran RFE/RL 24 May 2007 -- U.S. President George W. Bush today urged stronger UN sanctions against Iran after a new report revealed that Tehran has been greatly increasing uranium enrichment.
• Bush Says Iraq Better Off Without Saddam AFPS 24 May 2007 -- The world is better off without former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, President Bush said in a White House news conference today.
• Bush Says Next Few Months Critical in Iraq VOA 24 May 2007 -- President Bush says U.S. troops in Iraq face a critical time during the next few months as they try to implement his new strategy
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Gen. Pace from the Pentagon 24 May 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace
• Both Houses of US Congress OK Iraq War-Funding Bill VOA 24 May 2007 -- The U.S. Congress has approved legislation supporting military operations in Iraq, with majority Democrats calling it the best achievable at this time, and Republicans claiming victory in forcing Democrats to drop a withdrawal timetable
• US Congress Poised to Approve Iraq Funding VOA 24 May 2007 -- Congress is poised to approve legislation supporting military operations in Iraq, with majority Democrats describing it as the best achievable at this time, and Republicans claiming victory in forcing Democrats to drop demands for a troop withdrawal timetable
• President Calls on Congress to Pass Supplemental Bill AFPS 24 May 2007 -- This summer will be a critical time for the U.S. strategy in Iraq, President Bush said today as he called on members of Congress from both parties to pass the Defense Department's 2007 emergency supplemental funding request.
• Senior US Military Leader Assesses Chances for Iraq's Stability VOA 24 May 2007 -- A top U.S. military official gives a positive assessment of the chance for stability in Iraq
• Violence in Iraq Could Pick Up This Summer, Officials Say AFPS 24 May 2007 -- Military forces in Iraq need to prepare for a possible increase in violence in July and August, defense leaders told Pentagon reporters today.
• Analysis: White House Warms to ISG Report cfr.org 24 May 2007 -- The Bush administration is retooling its Iraq war strategy. U.S. diplomats will soon sit across the table from their Iranian counterparts, as they did recently with the Syrians, to discuss ways Iraq's neighbors can play a more positive role

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Rebuilding Progress Should Be Taken in Context, General Says AFPS 24 May 2007 -- U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq are making a tangible difference on the ground, but cannot quickly undo 25 years of systemic neglect of the country's infrastructure, the officer in charge of the rebuilding program said yesterday.
• Iraq: Opposition Appears Set On Bringing Down Al-Maliki RFE/RL 24 May 2007 -- Iraqi political parties and blocs are taking steps to restyle themselves, apparently frustrated with the sectarianism and political stagnation plaguing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's "national-unity" government.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Backgrounder: Can U.S. Invoke 'Hot Pursuit' in Syria? cfr.org 24 May 2007