March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

25 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

U.S. Air Strike Kills Five Would-Be Roadside Bombers in Iraq AFPS 25 Mar 2008 -- A U.S. air strike killed five terrorists and wounded several other insurgents from among a group that was attempting to emplace a roadside bomb in the Basra, Iraq, area yesterday, U.S. military officials said.

Americans Held In Iraq Appeal to US Supreme Court VOA 25 Mar 2008 -- The cases of two Americans held by the military in Iraq went before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday
US Supreme Court Hearing Arguments on Arab-Americans Held in Iraq VOA 25 Mar 2008 -- The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in the case of two Arab-Americans who want their cases tried in U.S. courts instead of by Iraqi authorities.

LUKoil to take part in Iraqi tenders RIA Novosti 25 Mar 2008 -- LUKoil is to take part in Iraqi tenders for new oil and gas projects, Russia's largest independent oil producer said in a statement on Tuesday following a visit to Iraq by its CEO, Vagit Alekperov.

Iraq: Fighting In Al-Basrah As Government Seeks To Oust Militias RFE/RL 25 Mar 2008 -- There has been heavy fighting in Iraq's southern city of Al-Basrah, a key oil center and stronghold of radical Sh'ite Muslim groups.
Iraq's Sadr Threatens Civil Revolt, Heavy Fighting Kills 12 in Southern Iraq VOA 25 Mar 2008 -- Heavy fighting has been raging in Basra following a major pre-dawn offensive by thousands of Iraqi troops against Shi'ite militias in the southern city
Iraq's Sadr Threatens Civil Revolt as Heavy Fighting Kills 12 in Southern Iraq VOA 25 Mar 2008 -- Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has threatened a nationwide "civil revolt," as security forces engage in heavy fighting with militia from the cleric's Mahdi Army.

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