October 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

07 October 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Oct. 6 airpower summary: Refuelers provide global reach AFPN 07 Oct 2007 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Oct. 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
US Military in Iraq Detains 3 Iran-Linked Suspects in British Kidnappings VOA 07 Oct 2007 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says it has detained three Iran-backed Shi'ite militia fighters believed responsible for the kidnapping of five British security contractors earlier this year.

Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet Navy NewsStand 07 Oct 2007 -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHRESG) entered the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Oct. 7, after nearly four months of operations in the Persian Gulf.

Hosseini: Iran ready to help US leave Iraq IRNA 07 Oct 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that Iran is ready to help American troops leave Iraq if they wish to.

Iraqi Government Probe: Blackwater Incident Claimed 17 Lives Not 11 VOA 07 Oct 2007 -- Iraq has revised higher the death toll of citizens killed by U.S. private security guards from Blackwater USA in a shooting incident in Baghdad last month.
Bombs Explode in Baghdad as Rival Clerics Reach Peace Deal VOA 07 Oct 2007 -- Iraqi officials say three bombs exploded in Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding twelve others
IRAQ: Fear among refugees as cholera crosses border IRIN 07 Oct 2007 -- Despite the efforts of the Iraqi government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to contain a recent cholera outbreak, the disease has already spread to half of the country and has also crossed the border into Iran, according to WHO and Iranian authorities.

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