February 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

09 February 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Feb. 8 airpower summary: Groundcrews keep aircraft flying AFPN 09 Feb 2008
Iraqi Police: Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Samarra VOA 09 Feb 2008 -- Iraqi police say they have killed an al-Qaida in Iraq leader in the town of Samarra, north of Baghdad.
MNF-W conducts transfer of authority ceremony (Al Anbar) MNF-I 09 Feb 2008 -- Commanding General Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd), took command of Multi-National Force-West in Al Anbar province, Iraq, from Maj. Gen. W.E. Gaskin, II MEF (Forward), in a ceremony Feb. 9.
Operation Phantom Phoenix: Iraqi Army frees 2 kidnap victims, CF kills 3 AQI, detains 7 MNF-I 09 Feb 2008 -- The Iraqi Army found two kidnap victims and Coalition Forces killed three al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives and detained seven suspected AQI during Operation Blackhawk Thrasher near Qubah, approximately four miles northeast of Zaganiyah, Iraq, Feb. 7.
Al Qaeda Leader's Diary Reveals Organization's Decline AFPS 09 Feb 2008 -- U.S. troops found a diary belonging to an al Qaeda in Iraq leader that has Coalition forces believing the terrorist organization is "on its heels," a senior military official in Baghdad said this morning.