July 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

21 July 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

July 20 airpower summary: F-16s quell insurgent activity AFPN 21 Jul 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in operations July 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
US Military: Airstrike North of Baghdad Kills 6 Insurgents VOA 21 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. military says six insurgents were killed and another five were wounded in an overnight airstrike north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

US Democrats Continue Push for Iraq Troop Withdrawal VOA 21 Jul 2007 -- In Washington, a prominent Democratic lawmaker, the head of the U.S. Senate's Armed Services Committee, is renewing his party's push for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
Progress Continues in Iraq, Despite Singular Acts of Violence AFPS 21 Jul 2007 -- Success on the ground in Iraq is being overshadowed by spectacular attacks designed to draw attention from good things that are happening there, a U. S. Central Command officer told online journalists and bloggers in a July 19 conference call.
Top Marine 'Heartily Encouraged' by Progress in Anbar Province AFPS 21 Jul 2007 -- The Marine Corps' top officer said yesterday he is "heartily encouraged" by the progress Iraqi and coalition forces are making in Iraq's Anbar province.