January 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

02 January 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Jan. 1 airpower summary: A-10 Thunderbolt II delivers AFPN 02 Jan 2008
Coalition Troops in Iraq Kill and Capture Explosives-Planting Insurgents VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition soldiers killed two insurgents and captured several others who were responsible for planting improvised explosive devices northeast of Baghdad.
Three Suspects Killed, 33 Detained in Iraq Operations AFPS 02 Jan 2008 -- Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 33 suspects in operations targeting al Qaeda in central and northern Iraq this week.
Suicide Bombing at Iraqi Militia Checkpoint Kills 10 VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded about 20 others in the town of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad.
Ironhorse Brigade Reflects on Progress in Iraq Army News 02 Jan 2008 -- When the "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division first arrived in Iraq nearly 15 months ago, the security situation was quite different from the one they now experience as they patrol the streets throughout their area of operations.
Operation Patriot Strike Nets AQI Suspects Army News 02 Jan 2008 -- Going after al-Qaeda cell leaders in the Ubaydi farmland 20 miles south of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a three-pronged assault on the area which netted dozens of detainees, Dec. 29.

IRAQ-SYRIA: Starving to survive: Iraqi refugees resort to desperate measures IRIN 02 Jan 2008 -- Iraqi Fatima Ahmaji earns money to feed her family in Damascus by starving herself.
IRAQ: Islamic extremists target women in Basra IRIN 02 Jan 2008 -- One hundred and thirty-three women were killed last year in Basra, Iraq's second largest city, either by religious vigilantes or as a result of so-called "honour" killings, a report said on 31 December.

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