20 April 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- INTERVIEW: Rear Adm. Driscoll, Dr. Tahseen Sheikhly, April 20, 2008 MNF-I 20 Apr 2008
- April 19 airpower summary: B-1Bs bomb enemy targets AFPN 20 Apr 2008
- Forces Kill, Capture Dozens of Enemy Fighters AFPS 20 Apr 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed or captured dozens of terrorists and criminal militia members during multiple engagements in Iraq yesterday, military officials said.
Deployments
US Policy
- Iraq: Top U.S. Diplomat Makes Surprise Visit Amid Showdown With Al-Sadr RFE/RL 20 Apr 2008 -- With Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatening to launch an "open war" on the Baghdad government, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made an unannounced visit to Iraq.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Sadr threatens 'open war' IRNA 20 Apr 2008 -- Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr has threatened "open war" if the crackdown by Iraqi and US forces against his loyalists continues.
- Iraqi President: Main Sunni Bloc to Re-Join Cabinet VOA 20 Apr 2008 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says the main Sunni political bloc will rejoin the Shi'ite-led ruling coalition after quitting the government last year.
Foreign Reactions
- Iran denounces US wrong policies in Iraq, blaming others IRNA 20 Apr 2008 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini, on Sunday denounced US blaming others for its wrong policies in Iraq.
News Reports
- NYT Report: Pentagon Used TV Military Analysts to Get Favorable Coverage of Iraq War VOA 20 Apr 2008 -- The New York Times newspaper reports the Pentagon used military analysts working for U.S. television networks to generate favorable coverage of the war in Iraq and other issues.
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