April 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

04 April 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Predator mishap occurs on Balad runway AFPN 04 Apr 2008 -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator ran off of the runway here while landing at approximately 12:40 p.m. local time April 4.
Aerial porters keep convoys off the road AFPN 04 Apr 2008 -- Although most people credit medical professionals with saving lives, another group of people here are helping to reduce patient numbers: the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight.
B-1 involved in ground incident after landing AFPN 04 Apr 2008 -- A B-1B Lancer, while taxiing after landing at an air base in Southwest Asia, was involved in a ground incident and caught fire at 9:10 p.m. local on April 4.
Coalition Team Assists in Building Combat Force AFPS 04 Apr 2008 -- A joint effort between the Coalition Army Advisory Training Team and the Iraqi Defense Ministry will have completed the Iraqi prime minister's objective for force generation by the end of the year, a senior military official said yesterday.
Coalition Troops in Iraq Kill Two Terrorists, Detain 16 Suspects AFPS 04 Apr 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq today killed two terrorists and detained 16 suspected extremists during operations targeting al Qaeda senior leaders and bomb networks, military officials reported.

New Intelligence Report Says Iraq Situation Improving VOA 04 Apr 2008 -- U.S. officials say a new U.S. intelligence report on Iraq shows that conditions there are improving and that progress is being made toward healing political rifts.
Iraqis Equate Corruption with Terrorism, Inspector General Says AFPS 04 Apr 2008 -- Iraqis eager for stable government institutions consider corruption tantamount to terrorism, a U.S. inspector general in Iraq said today.
Central Command Official Buoyed by Iraqi Leadership in Basra AFPS 04 Apr 2008 -- As U.S. Central Command continues to focus on fighting terrorism in its area of responsibility, its main priorities are southern Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, a senior CENTCOM official told online journalists and "bloggers."

Iraq: UN relief officials urge improved security and access for aid workers UN News Centre 04 Apr 2008 -- Senior United Nations humanitarian officials has called for an end to the deadly violence besetting Iraq and for safe access for aid workers trying to deliver food, clean water and other vital supplies to millions in need.
IRAQ-JORDAN: Top UN official highlights "gravity" of humanitarian situation IRIN 04 Apr 2008 -- UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes has told a press conference in Amman: "I want to highlight the gravity of the humanitarian situation in Iraq."

Iraq: Future Of Awakening Councils In Limbo RFE/RL 04 Apr 2008 -- The security situation in the Al-Tharthar area in the central Salah Al-Din Governorate has stabilized since Al-Qaeda in Iraq was driven out of the region, Al-Arabiyah satellite television reported on March 30
Maliki Orders End to Raids Against Shi'ite Militants VOA 04 Apr 2008 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered his forces to stop raids against suspected Shi'ite militants.

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