November 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

13 November 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Nov. 12 airpower summary: KC-135s help fuel 233 aircraft AFPN 13 Nov 2007
Coalition Troops Kill Terrorist, Detain 14 in Iraq AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- Coalition forces killed one insurgent and detained 14 others today during a series of operations across central and northern Iraq, military officials said.
US, Iraqi Forces Kill 15 al-Qaida Gunmen South of Baghdad VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says American and Iraqi forces have killed 15 suspected al-Qaida militants in a daylong battle south of Baghdad.

Bush Urges Congressional Action On War Funds VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- President Bush is pushing the U.S. Congress to give him the extra money he says is needed for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
US Congress, Bush in New Iraq Spending Fight VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Democrats and President Bush are headed for another confrontation over Iraq war policy
Hidden costs raise US war price, Washington Post says IRNA 13 Nov 2007 -- The US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing nearly double the amount previously thought, the Washington Post said on Tuesday.
Progress in Northern, Western Baghdad 'Remarkable,' Commander Says AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- The transformation of the northern and western outskirts of Baghdad "has been nothing short of remarkable," the commander of 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team operating there said today.

Iraq: Smuggling, Mismanagement Plaguing Oil Industry RFE/RL 13 Nov 2007 -- Even as Iraq's Kurds sign production-sharing contracts with foreign firms, oil production south of the Kurdistan region appears handicapped by a lack of government control and continued smuggling.
Iraq: Official Says Parliament Improving, But Parties Up Progress RFE/RL 13 Nov 2007 -- The deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Khalid al-Attiyah, says he expects the Council of Representatives to vote on key legislation, including the draft oil law, in the near future

Mottaki: US should urgently release Iranian diplomats IRNA 13 Nov 2007 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that the US should urgently release Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Erbil of Iraq.
Ahmadinejad urges occupiers to leave Iraq soon IRNA 13 Nov 2007 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Tuesday urged the occupying forces to leave the Iraqi territories as soon as possible.
Key al-Sadr Ally Calls for New Parliamentary Elections in Iraq VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- A key ally of radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for Iraq's parliament to be dissolved and new legislative elections held.
Four Turkish soldiers reported killed in clashes with Kurds RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- Four Turkish servicemen, including an officer, died and at least nine soldiers were wounded in clashes with Kurdish separatists in southeast Turkey, local media reported on Tuesday.

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