October 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

22 October 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Oct. 21 airpower summary: B-1Bs show force, presence AFPN 22 Oct 2007
Bombing Targets Anti-terrorist Group; One Terrorist Killed, Four Detained AFPS 22 Oct 2007 -- The headquarters of a political organization opposed to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups was bombed last night in the Adhamiyah neighborhood on the Iraqi capital's east side, officials reported.
Troops Finish Terror-Fighting Operation Southeast of Baghdad AFPS 22 Oct 2007 -- Iraqi communities, once lawless and infested with insurgent terrorists, are safer today thanks to a just-completed mission, a coalition commander said today.
Historic Launch Held at Camp Taji AFPS 22 Oct 2007 -- The residents of this camp are exposed to an incessant buzzing -- a sound of safety for the troops on the ground in Multinational Division Baghdad area of operations.

Bush Delivers Supplemental War Funding Request to Congress AFPS 22 Oct 2007 -- President Bush has submitted to Congress a request for $42.3 billion in supplemental war funding.
Bush Seeks Additional $46 Billion For Iraq, Afghanistan VOA 22 Oct 2007 -- President Bush has sent an emergency request to the U.S. Congress for an extra $46 billion in expedited funds for Iraq, Afghanistan and other national security needs.
US Pressing Turkey, Iraq to Cooperate Against PKK VOA 22 Oct 2007 -- The State Department says the United States is making an all-out diplomatic effort to defuse the crisis spawned by cross-border attacks into Turkey by Iraq-based Kurdish PKK militants
'Civilian Surge' Key to Securing Self-Sufficient Iraq AFPS 22 Oct 2007 -- The recent surge of troops and embedded provincial reconstruction teams to Iraq is providing unprecedented opportunity for Iraqi citizens, a coalition commander said today.

IRAQ: Aid agencies prepare for displacement near Turkish border IRIN 22 Oct 2007 -- Aid agencies working in Iraq's northern provinces have put in place emergency supply programmes in anticipation of a threatened invasion by Turkish troops to clear Turkish-Kurdish rebels operating in the area.

Kurdish Rebels Offer to Cease Hostilities if Turkey Abandons Military Operations VOA 22 Oct 2007 -- Rebels with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, say they are willing to find a peaceful solution to their issues with Turkey if the Turkish military abandons all plans for an incursion into northern Iraq.
Eight Turkish troops missing, 34 Kurdish rebels killed on border RIA Novosti 22 Oct 2007 -- Turkey's military said on Monday that eight troops were missing following clashes with Kurdish insurgents on the Iraqi border, and that 34 militants had been killed.
Turkey determined to crush Kurdish militants - PM Erdogan RIA Novosti 22 Oct 2007 -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Sunday that Ankara would take all possible steps under international law to crack down on Kurdish militants.
Kurdish Rebels to Announce Ceasefire VOA 22 Oct 2007 -- Rebels with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in northern Iraq are expected to announce a ceasefire later Monday.

Bakir: Kurdistan as a Model for Iraq cfr.org 22 Oct 2007 -- Falah Mustafa Bakir, director of the foreign relations department for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, says his government favors a political solution to cross-border tensions with Turkey, but so far, Ankara has "only considered a military operation to solve this problem."
Bomb Blasts in Iraqi Capital Kill At Least 6 VOA 22 Oct 2007 -- Iraqi police say bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed at least six people and wounded more than 20 others.
Backgrounder: Plans for Iraq's Future: Federalism, Separatism, and Partition cfr.org 22 Oct 2007
Analysis: If Turkey Invades cfr.org 22 Oct 2007 -- Turkey removed a major legislative hurdle blocking an invasion into northern Iraq with an October 18 parliamentary vote authorizing raids

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