February 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

26 February 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Feb. 25 airpower summary: F-16s target enemy compound AFPN 26 Feb 2008
Feb. 22 airpower summary: C-130s provide backbone for operations AFPN 26 Feb 2008
Coalition Forces Kill Seven Terrorists in Iraq AFPS 26 Feb 2008 -- Multinational Division North soldiers killed seven terrorists during a firefight east of Khan Bani Saad, Iraq, early yesterday morning, military officials reported.

Tenth Rotation of Salvadoran Soldiers Begins Duties in Iraq AFPS 26 Feb 2008 -- The tenth rotation of soldiers from El Salvador assumed responsibility of humanitarian efforts in Kut, Iraq, Feb. 22.

IRAQ: Iraq's health sector under pressure IRIN 26 Feb 2008 -- With scores of doctors killed over the past few years, an exodus of medical personnel, poor medical infrastructure and shortages of medicines, Iraq's health sector is under great pressure, a senior Health Ministry official said on 26 February.

Iraq: Turkish Incursion Threatens To Destabilize Domestic Situation RFE/RL 26 Feb 2008 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has warned that Turkey's military operation against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could destabilize the entire region.
Iraq Demands Immediate Withdrawal of Turkish Troops VOA 26 Feb 2008 -- The Iraqi government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops, saying the five-day incursion is threatening their otherwise friendly relations
Iraqi Kurds Concerned about Turkish Incursion VOA 26 Feb 2008 -- Turkey's military said they have killed 41 Kurdish rebels Monday for a total 153 rebels and 17 Turkish soldiers killed during fighting in northern Iraqi Kurdistan

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