September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

19 September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Press Conference: Maj.Gen Kevin Bergner, Mirembe Nantongo, September 19, 2007 MNF-I 19 Sep 2007
Sept. 18 airpower summary: A-10s provide security AFPN 19 Sep 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 18, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Net Suspects, Kill Insurgents, Seize Weapons AFPS 19 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces nabbed dozens of suspects, killed five others and confiscated or destroyed weapons caches across Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
Operation Dragon Talon II nets arrests, cache discoveries MNF-I 19 Sep 2007 -- Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi Army troops continued Operation Dragon Talon II in the southern part of the Iraqi capital Sep. 17 with the capture of two individuals suspected of anti-Coalition activities and the confiscation of several weapons caches.

Hopes for US Senate Compromise on Iraq Policy Fading VOA 19 Sep 2007 -- An influential Republican U.S. senator is considering pulling his support for a measure that would require U.S. troops to spend the same amount of time at home as they spend deployed in Iraq.
Iraqi Citizens Crucial in Locating Terror Mastermind, Securing Country AFPS 19 Sep 2007 -- Coalition forces have killed an al Qaeda leader who orchestrated a massive bombing in an impoverished Baghdad neighborhood, a U.S. military spokesman announced today.

Iraq: Petraeus Warns Of 'Devastating Consequences' Of Early British Pullout RFE/RL 19 Sep 2007 -- The two top U.S. officials in Iraq -- General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker -- have urged Britain not to hastily withdraw its remaining forces from Iraq, warning of potentially "devastating consequences."

Wrapping up his tour of duty, top UN official in Iraq pays farewell visit to north UN News Centre 19 Sep 2007 -- Wrapping up his three-year term as the top United Nations envoy in Iraq, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative Ashraf Qazi has completed a tour of the northern region of the strife-torn country, assuring Kurdish leaders there of continued UN cooperation and consultation.

IRAQ: Lawyers accuse government of concealing information about detainees IRIN 19 Sep 2007 -- Lawyers representing families of Iraqi detainees have accused the government of concealing information about detainees, including their whereabouts.
Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 19 Sep 2007 [PDF]

Iraqi Government says US Security Firm Suspended, Not Expelled VOA 19 Sep 2007 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the company that provides bodyguards to U.S. diplomats in Iraq has been suspended while the government investigates a deadly shooting incident involving the firm last Sunday
Iraqi PM Says Killing of Citizens in 'Cold Blood' Will Not Be Tolerated VOA 19 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the activities of Blackwater USA have been halted while the government investigates a deadly shooting by the security firm on Sunday.

Lavrov discusses stability, oil cooperation with Iraqi FM RIA Novosti 19 Sep 2007 -- Russia's acting foreign minister met with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday to discuss stability in the war-torn country and contracts for Russian companies.
IRAQ-JORDAN: Visas to control flow of Iraqi refugees IRIN 19 Sep 2007 -- Iraqis fleeing their country's sectarian violence and wishing to enter Jordan will be required to obtain visas, Jordanian officials told IRIN on 18 September.

US, Iraq, Set Up Panel to Examine Role of Security Contractors VOA 19 Sep 2007 -- The U.S. and Iraqi governments are setting up a joint commission to examine the controversial role of private security companies operating in Iraq

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