March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

17 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Allardice from Iraq 17 Mar 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, Coalition Air Force Training Team Maj. Gen. Robert R. Allardice
March 16 airpower summary: A-10s destroy enemy targets AFPN 17 Mar 2008
Conference addresses air, ground synchronization issues AFPN 17 Mar 2008 -- More than 100 coalition members met March 3 to 5 at Al-Faw Palace in Baghdad to discuss ways to better synchronize airpower with future ground operations across Iraq.
Coalition Disrupts Al Qaeda Networks in Iraq, Detains 27 AFPS 17 Mar 2008 -- Coalition forces detained 27 suspected terrorists today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq.
UAVs aid force protection efforts AFPN 17 Mar 2008 -- RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicles may be easily mistaken for an unorthodox version of a model airplane, but Airmen here use the UAV to secure the base and surrounding neighborhoods.

U.S. Must Stay Until Job is Done, Cheney Says in Iraq AFPS 17 Mar 2008 -- The United States must continue operations in Iraq until the job is done, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said today in Baghdad.
US Vice President in Baghdad Hails Progress in Iraq VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney paid a visit to Baghdad just before the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Cheney Visits Iraq Ahead of Five-Year Anniversary of U.S. Operations AFPS 17 Mar 2008 -- Vice President Richard B. Cheney arrived in Iraq today to deliver a message to Iraqis and meet with top U.S. officials ahead of the five-year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Transcript: IRAQ: Hillary's Remarks at The George Washingon University Office of Hillary Clinton for President 17 Mar 2008
McCain Visits Iraq, Clinton Promises to End War VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain is visiting Iraq, as part of a trip to the Middle East and Europe that highlights his foreign policy and national security experience.
Iraq War is Key Issue in US Presidential Race VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- Five years after the start of the Iraq war, many Americans believe the invasion was a mistake and favor bringing U.S. troops home
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham visit Mosul MNF-I 19 Mar 2008 -- On the 35th anniversary of his release from the Hanoi Hilton, Arizona Senator John McCain arrived in Mosul with South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham to get an assessment of the situation in northern Iraq from American and Iraqi military leaders March 16.

Iraqi Air Force Attains Tenfold Increase in Sorties AFPS 17 Mar 2008 -- Iraq's air force, with help from a U.S. transition team, attained a tenfold increase in its number of weekly sorties and doubled the size of its fleet over the past year, a military official said today.
Five Years On - Iraqis Still Lack Basic Health Care, Clean Water VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- A new Red Cross report says that five years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, many Iraqis still lack adequate access to basic health care, sanitation and clean drinking water
Security Has Improved, but Iraq Remains a Dangerous Place VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- Five years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, officials say the situation in the country has vastly improved - if only in the last year
Iraqi Chicken Farms Continue Growth, Face Challenges AFPS 17 Mar 2008 -- Chicken farming in Iraq is moving toward pre-war levels, as coalition forces work with farmers to overcome challenges.

Kurds say ready for ceasefire if Turkey negotiates RIA Novosti 17 Mar 2008 -- The separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said it was ready to discuss a ceasefire with Turkish authorities if they were willing to negotiate, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet said on Monday.
Mottaki: Iran not insisting on talk with the US on Iraq IRNA 17 Mar 2008 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that Tehran has not made any demand for talks with the US on Iraq's security.
Lessons need to be learnt from Iraq war, says Brown IRNA 17 Mar 2008 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to hold a full-scale inquiry into the mistakes made in Iraq before and since the invasion five years ago, saying that any lessons need to be learnt.
War in Iraq Badly Damages US Image Internationally VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- The image of the United States has suffered as a result of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. Opinion surveys show international approval of the United States at all-time lows

Iraq War at Crucial Junction on Fifth Anniversary VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- As the Iraq war passes its fifth anniversary this week, the U.S. military is bracing for a transition that will reduce its combat power in Iraq by more than 20 percent by July, as the surge forces President Bush deployed last year end their tours of duty
Iraq War Enters Sixth Year VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- Five years ago, on March 20, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow a dictatorship that President Bush accused of developing weapons of mass destruction
Female Suicide Bomber Kills More Than 30 Near Shi'ite Shrine in Karbala VOA 17 Mar 2008 -- Iraqi police say a female suicide bomber has killed more than 30 people and wounded up to 50 near a Shi'ite shrine in Karbala, south of Baghdad.

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