Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• Dec. 22 airpower summary: F-15s support coalition forces AFPN23 Dec 2007

Deployments

US Policy

• US Commander in Iraq Says 2008 Goal is to Build on Progress VOA 23 Dec 2007 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq - General David Petraeus - spelled out his goals for 2008 in an interview Sunday on American television
• Petraeus: Violence Down in Iraq; Al Qaeda Still a Threat AFPS 23 Dec 2007 -- Violence is down about 60 percent in Iraq since the June troop surge, and the top military commander in Iraq said today that he wants the trend to continue in 2008.
• US Official Says Iran Restraining Shi'ite Militias in Iraq VOA 23 Dec 2007 -- A U.S. official says Iran has reined in the Shi'ite militias it supports in Iraq, contributing to a sharp drop in sophisticated roadside bomb attacks.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• War Taking Its Toll on Iraqi Children VOA 23 Dec 2007 -- The U.N. Children's Fund says an estimated two-million children in Iraq are facing poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education

Foreign Reactions

• Turkish Warplanes Said to Bomb Northern Iraq for 2nd Day VOA 23 Dec 2007 -- An Iraqi Kurdish official says Turkish warplanes have bombed northern Iraq for a second day, but caused no civilian casualties.

News Reports