June 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

08 June 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Patrick Stackpole via Teleconference from Kirkuk, Iraq at the Pentagon 08 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Col. Patrick Stackpole
June 7 airpower summary: Airlifters move cargo, troops AFPN 08 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Combined Forces Kill 21 Insurgents, Detain 20; Car Bombs Damage Mosques AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces have killed 21 insurgents, detained 20 suspects, and discovered several weapons caches over the past few days in Iraq, military officials reported
More than 80 Killed in Iraq Violence VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- More than 80 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of insurgent attacks, bombings and sectarian violence
Gunmen in Iraq Kidnap Police Chief's Children VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi security officials say gunmen have kidnapped three children of a police chief in Diyala province and killed 14 people in an attack on his home.

Georgian parliament approves doubling of Iraq force RIA Novosti 08 Jun 2007 -- The Georgian parliament approved Friday President Saakashvili's initiative to more than double the country's peacekeeping contingent in Iraq.

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Robert Gates from the Pentagon 08 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
Gates Recommends Mullen to Replace Pace as Chairman AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- To avoid a contentious reconfirmation process, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will recommend that President Bush nominate Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen to replace Marine Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Congressional Concerns on Iraq Force Out Top US Military Officers VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided not to ask the president to re-nominate the top two U.S. military officers to their posts, in order to avoid a contentious Senate confirmation process related to the war in Iraq
Admiral Describes Way Forward for Baghdad Troop Surge AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- The surge of U.S. troops into Iraq as part of the Baghdad Security Plan is already having an effect, and Americans need to be patient, a spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq said here during a June 6 interview.
Kirkuk Example Provides Hope Despite Terrorist Attacks, Commander Says AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- Kirkuk, Iraq's northern oil center, is an example of people of all sects, tribes and religions being able to live and work together in the Middle East, said Army Col. Patrick Stackpole, commander of 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division. That's why it is a terrorist target.

Radical Shi'ite Cleric Calls on Arab Nations to Help Iraq VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called on Arab states to help put an end to what he called the suffering of Iraqis.

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