September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

17 September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Sept. 16 airpower summary: Tankers fuel the fleet AFPN 17 Sep 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Coalition Forces Kill Three Insurgents, Capture Key Leader, 11 Other Suspects AFPS 17 Sep 2007 -- Three insurgents were killed and 16 others, including a key "special groups" leader, were captured in separate operations in Iraq today.

US Democrats Step Up Pressure for Change of Iraq Policy VOA 17 Sep 2007 -- Democratic congressional leaders made new appeals Monday for minority Republicans to abandon President Bush's military strategy in Iraq
Pacific Command Chief Praises Little Tonga for Big Iraq Contribution AFPS 17 Sep 2007 -- Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating arrived here today at the capital of this 17-island archipelago to thank its people for setting the example for other countries around the world as they support the war on terror.
Bush Speaks With U.S. Leaders in Iraq, Expresses Confidence AFPS 17 Sep 2007 -- After speaking with commanders of U.S. provincial reconstruction teams and brigade combat teams via videoconference from Iraq today, President Bush expressed confidence about the chances for success in that country.
Bush Gets Progress Report From Iraq VOA 17 Sep 2007 -- President Bush and members of his national security team conferred via video teleconference Monday with U.S. reconstruction and military officials in Iraq

IRAQ: New cholera cases in north, says Health Ministry IRIN 17 Sep 2007 -- The number of suspected cholera cases in northern Iraq continues to rise, but the outbreak has so far been limited to three provinces, a Health Ministry official said on 15 September.

Iraqi Minister Calls On Iran To Focus On Supporting GovernmentRFE/RL 17 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says that relations with Iran have been hurt by Tehran's shelling of areas in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq and its support for anti-coalition militants in the south.
Iraq Cancels License of US Security Firm Over Baghdad Shooting VOA 17 Sep 2007 -- Iraq's Interior Ministry has canceled the license of a U.S. security company that is under investigation for a Baghdad shootout that left eight Iraqi civilians dead.

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