December 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

21 December 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Gen. Cartwright From the Pentagon 21 Dec 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright
Dec. 20 airpower summary: C-17 'masters' heavy airlift support AFPN 21 Dec 2007
Troops Kill 1, Capture 24 in Iraq AFPS 21 Dec 2008 -- Iraqi and coalition forces killed one suspected terrorist and detained 24 others in Iraq over the past two days, military officials said.
Northern Iraq Operations Expose Enemy's Grim Nature AFPS 21 Dec 2008 -- Ongoing Multinational Force Iraq operations against terrorists are focused in the country's northern provinces, where al Qaeda activity is heavy, a U.S. military official said from Baghdad.

Polish president approves Iraq troop pullout by October 31 RIA Novosti 21 Dec 2007 -- Poland's President Lech Kaczynski has approved the government's proposal to withdraw Polish troops from Iraq by October 31, 2008, local radio said Friday.

US Commander Asks Iran to Stop Bomb Supplies to Iraq, Afghanistan VOA 21 Dec 2007 -- The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East has called on Iran to officially stop helping insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan
US Defense Chief Criticizes Congress for Short-Term Funding of Wars VOA 21 Dec 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has criticized the U.S. Congress for providing only three months worth of funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Iraq: Kirkuk Referendum Delayed By Six Months RFE/RL 21 Dec 2007 -- Iraq's Kurdish officials reluctantly accepted a UN proposal calling for a six-month extension to implement Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution in mid-December, despite warnings from Kurdish lawmakers that failure to implement the article would be considered a direct violation of their rights under the constitution.

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