Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 07 Aug 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Task Force Marne Soldiers attacked
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• Aug. 6 airpower summary: Tankers ready to go AFPN 07 Aug 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 6 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Security forces Airmen step outside the wire AFPN 07 Aug 2007 -- Security forces Airmen here work outside the wire almost daily in an effort to help Iraqis establish a functioning, independent police force.
• Airmen keep planes at Baghdad airport moving AFPN 07 Aug 2007 -- Sather Air Base may not have aircraft assigned to it, but more than 100 fixed and rotary wing aircraft pass through its airfield every day as transients.
• Coalition Forces Target al Qaeda Leaders Around Baghdad AFPS 07 Aug 2007 -- Coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained 14 suspected terrorists during coordinated operations targeting a senior al Qaeda leader west of Tarmiyah over the past two days.
• Provincial Reconstruction Teams Guide Progress in Iraq's Provinces AFPS 07 Aug 2007 -- Joint Defense and State Department provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq are guiding Iraqis through the intricacies of forming local governments and generating economic development, a U.S. State Department official said.
• Thinking of Home, Cavalry Unit Maintains Focus in Iraq Army News 07 Aug 2007 -- Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment have found themselves in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the Iraqi capital.
• Suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist captured during Marne Avalanche MNF-I 07 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Paratroopers captured a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist wanted for a string of attacks against the security forces and citizens in North Babil during Operation Marne Avalanche, August 5.
• IA find night vision goggles, detain two during Operation Marne Avalanche MNF-I 07 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi Soldiers joined U.S. Soldiers from Task Force Steel in a joint operation dubbed Algeria III in support of Operation Marne Avalanche Aug. 4 in the Chaka III region of North Babil, to secure the area from insurgent activity.
• Rogue JAM company commander detained during Marne Avalanche MNF-I 07 Aug 2007 -- Paratroopers captured a suspected rogue Jaish Al Mahdi (JAM) militia company commander wanted for a string of attacks using explosively formed projectiles, murder and intimidation against citizens in North Babil during Operation Marne Avalanche, August 5.

Deployments

• Number of US Troops in Iraq Reaches All-Time High VOA 07 Aug 2007 -- The U.S. military says nearly 162,000 American troops are now in Iraq, more than at any other stage of the war.
• 'Artificial Spike' Leads to Highest Troop Level in Iraq AFPS 07 Aug 2007 -- An "artificial spike" in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq has led to the largest number of American servicemembers in the country ever, Pentagon officials said today.

US Policy

• Cheney Calls Iraq Central Front in Terror War AFPS 07 Aug 2007 -- "Terrorists are under no illusion about the importance of the struggle in Iraq," so freedom-loving people can't be either, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told members of the Marine Corps League yesterday.

United Nations

• Strong Security Council consensus for UN to have expanded role in Iraq - top official UN News Centre 07 Aug 2007 -- There is strong consensus within the Security Council on an expanded United Nations role in Iraq, the world organization's top political officer said today, although he said security constraints imposed by the continuing conflict in the country would mean only a small increase in UN staff there.
• Security Council Discusses Expanding UN's Political Role in Iraq VOA 07 Aug 2007 -- The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday discussed a draft resolution to expand the United Nations' political role in Iraq

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq's Embattled Al-Maliki On Visit To Turkey RFE/RL 07 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in Ankara today for talks that are expected to focus on Turkey's concerns about Kurdish militants launching attacks from northern Iraq.
• Iraqi PM in Turkey For Security Talks VOA 07 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in Turkey for talks expected to focus on security concerns and Turkish Kurd rebels who use Iraqi territory as safe haven.
• IRAQ: Continuing violence boosts funeral industry in Baghdad IRIN 07 Aug 2007 -- The continuing violence in Baghdad is fuelling a boom in the funeral industry.
• IRAQ: Militiants using water to extort "favours" from displaced IRIN 07 Aug 2007 -- Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps in Iraq are facing shortages of water, especially clean drinking water, and the situation is being exploited by unscrupulous militants, local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) say.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi PM to visit Iran to follow up previous agreements IRNA 07 Aug 2007 -- Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to Iran is aimed at following up previous agreements reached between the two countries.
• Iraq: Al-Maliki Seeks To Strengthen Ties With Iran RFE/RL 07 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will go to Iran today where he will hold talks on August 8 with Iranian officials on economic and political cooperation
• Iraqi, Turkish Leaders Agree to Cooperate Against Kurdish Rebels VOA 07 Aug 2007 -- The prime ministers of Iraq and Turkey have agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against Kurdish separatists in Northern Iraq

News Reports