February 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

11 February 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Hertling from Iraq 11 Feb 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, Multinational Division-North Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling
Feb. 10 airpower summary: A-10s conduct shows of force AFPN 11 Feb 2008
Coalition Troops in Iraq Capture 20 Insurgents AFPS 11 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces captured 20 suspected terrorists during a series of operations conducted across Iraq today, military officials said.
Al Qaeda Fighters Flee Cities, Head for Desert or Out of Iraq AFPS 11 Feb 2008 -- A surge in military operations and a shift in local support in northern Iraq has driven many al Qaeda fighters out of cities that once provided them safe haven and into the desert, or even out of the country, a commander in the region said today.
Car Bombs in Iraq Kill 11 as US Defense Secretary Ends Visit VOA 11 Feb 2008 -- Two car bombs have killed at least 11 people in Baghdad as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was completing a two-day visit to Iraq.

Transcript: Media Availability with Secretary Gates at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Baghdad, Iraq 11 Feb 2008 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
Gates Favors Pause After Surge Redeployments AFPS 11 Feb 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he'll probably recommend a pause for evaluation and assessment in Iraq before further troop reductions when the last surge brigade leaves in July.
Gates: Pause May Be Needed in Troop Pullouts from Iraq VOA 11 Feb 2008 -- During a visit to Baghdad Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates endorsed his Iraq commander's proposal for a pause in the U.S. troop drawdown after the last of the surge troops go home in July
III Corps transfers authority to XVIII Airborne MNF-I 11 Feb 2008

Russia Writes Off $12 Billion Iraqi Debt VOA 11 Feb 2008 -- Russia has agreed to write off most of Iraq's multi-billion-dollar debt as Moscow expresses hope for increased economic relations between the two countries
Russia writes off 93% of Iraq's multi-billion dollar debt RIA Novosti 11 Feb 2008 -- Moscow has cancelled $12 billion of Iraq's debt, or 93% of the total sum owed by the Middle East state, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday.

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