21 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
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US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Mar 2008 [PDF]
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Coalition force Soldiers attacked by IDF (Baghdad)
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon 21 Mar 2008 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
- March 20 airpower summary: KC-135s provide sortie support AFPN 21 Mar 2008
- Reconstruction Team Emphasizes Long-Term Benefits for Iraqis AFPS 21 Mar 2008 -- A provincial reconstruction team is working to build capacities in Iraq's Wasit province for the long-term benefit of its citizens, a military official said yesterday.
- Iraqi Security Forces Clash with Shi'ite Militia Fighters South of Baghdad VOA 21 Mar 2008 -- Iraqi security forces have clashed with Shi'ite militia fighters in the city of Kut, southeast of Baghdad.
- Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces Detain 10 Suspects AFPS 21 Mar 2008 -- Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces detained 10 suspects in separate operations throughout Iraq today.
- Army Expert Explains Counterinsurgency Effort in Iraq AFPS 21 Mar 2008 -- Al Qaeda terrorists and other Iraqi insurgents are "off balance" in Iraq, an Army counterinsurgency expert said yesterday.
- Key Patrol Base Takes Shape MNF-I 21 Mar 2008 -- In a bid to establish a formidable U.S. security presence near Suwayrah, Iraq, Soldiers began construction Saturday of Patrol Base Summers amid the ruins of a former Iraqi Air Force Base.
Deployments
- Georgian troops to stay in Iraq until end of year RIA Novosti 21 Mar 2008 -- Tbilisi and Washington have agreed that a Georgian military contingent will stay in Iraq until the end of 2008, a Georgian first deputy defense minister said on Friday.
US Policy
- Iraq Strategy Process Well Under Way, Pentagon Spokesman Says AFPS 21 Mar 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spent part of the morning today discussing the way forward in Iraq with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraqi Presidential Council Approves Provincial Powers Law VOA 21 Mar 2008 -- Iraq's presidential council has approved a law outlining provincial power
Foreign Reactions
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