Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Nov 2007 [PDF]
• Iraqi citizens, MND-B Soldiers attacked (Baghdad)
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Multi-National Division - North Soldiers attacked (Tikrit)
• MNC-I Soldier attacked during military operations (Mosul)
• Press Conference: Maj. Gen. Scott, Rear Adm. Smith, Mr. Paul Brinkley, Nov. 14, 2007 MNF-I 14 Nov 2007 -- Maj. Gen. Scott, Joint Contracting Command - Iraq/Afghanistan, Rear Adm. Smith, MNF-I spokesman, and Mr. Paul Brinkley, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense - Business Transformation, focused on Operation Iron Hammer, foreign investment in Iraq, and contracts being awarded to Iraqi firms, Nov. 14, 2007
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Morrell at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 14 Nov 2007 -- DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Morrell at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va.
• Nov. 13 airpower summary: C-17s resupply forces AFPN 14 Nov 2007
• Troops Detain Eight Suspects, Discover Weapons in Iraq AFPS 14 Nov 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces detained eight suspects, including an alleged extremist leader, and uncovered a weapons cache days, military officials said.
• Iraqi Police Say 2 Civilians Killed in Explosion Near Baghdad's Green Zone VOA 14 Nov 2007 -- Iraqi security officials say two civilians have been killed in a roadside explosion near a U.S. military patrol outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, where the U.S. embassy and several Iraqi government offices are located.

Deployments

• NEPMU-5 Returns Home from Six-Month Deployment Navy NewsStand 14 Nov 2007 -- Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) 5 returned to San Diego Nov. 10, following a six-month deployment to Kuwait.

US Policy

• AF top JAG: 'Rule of law' critical for success in Iraq AFPN 14 Nov 2007 -- A fair justice system, which holds people accountable for their actions, is vital in stopping the violence in Iraq, said the Air Force's top judge advocate general recently during a tour of Southwest Asia.
• Economic Moves Seek to Cement Security Progress AFPS 14 Nov 2007 -- Security in Iraq has made tremendous gains, and now is the time to cement that security in place with economic gains, coalition officials said in Baghdad today.
• US Military: Deadly Baghdad Blast Shows Security Fragile VOA 14 Nov 2007 -- A U.S. military officer says improved security in Iraq is "fragile and far from irreversible," hours after a deadly explosion near a U.S. military patrol outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi president says govt. controls 95% of oil export revenue RIA Novosti 14 Nov 2007 -- The government of Iraq controls 95% of proceeds from the export of the country's oil, President Jalal Talabani said on Wednesday.

Foreign Reactions

• JORDAN: Host to half a million Iraqis, says survey IRIN 14 Nov 2007 -- Jordan is home to nearly half a million Iraqis, mostly Sunnis, who have fled sectarian violence, an international survey reveals.
• Turkey to launch north Iraq military operation before winter RIA Novosti 14 Nov 2007 -- The Turkish army is to launch a cross-border operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq before 'weather conditions worsen,' local media quoted the Turkish president as saying on Wednesday.

News Reports