April 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

23 April 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, April 23, 2008 MNF-I 23 Apr 2008
April 22 airpower summary: F-15 drops bomb on target AFPN 23 Apr 2008
Airmen support OIF ground convoy missions AFPN 23 Apr 2008 -- Airmen from the 2T1 vehicle operator career field deployed to the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron take on some of the most dangerous roads in the world every day.
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain Six, Destroy Weapons Caches AFPS 23 Apr 2008 -- Iraqi and coalition forces detained six suspected criminals and destroyed multiple weapons caches today near Khan Bani Saad, an area allegedly used as a manufacturing and storage location for homemade bombs, north of Baghdad.
Wasit Reconstruction Team Aims to Empower Iraqi Farmers AFPS 23 Apr 2008 -- .S. led economic-development programs for Iraq's Wasit province are based largely on providing local farmers with the tools and knowledge needed to build profitable and sustainable agribusinesses, an official said in a teleconference with online journalists and "bloggers" yesterday.
Multinational Corps Commander Finds Iraqi Progress Encouraging AFPS 23 Apr 2008 -- The commander of Multinational Corps Iraq said today he is "absolutely encouraged" by the progress he has seen during his first two and a half months in the country.

1ID 'Surge' Brigade Returns to Riley Army News 23 Apr 2008 -- About 1,200 Soldiers shook off the last remnants of sand and sun from a 14-month deployment and stepped into the waiting arms of their Family and friends at Fort Riley.

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from the Pentagon 23 Apr 2008 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
Petraeus-Odierno Team Nominated to Lead in CentCom, Iraq AFPS 23 Apr 2008 -- The White House will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force Iraq, to be the next U.S. Central Command commander, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.
Top US General in Iraq to Head Regional Command VOA 23 Apr 2008 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has named the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, to lead the U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as U.S. military operations and security cooperation throughout the Middle East and in Central Asia and East Africa
US General Urges Radical Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric to Halt Attacks VOA 23 Apr 2008 -- A top U.S. general in Iraq has urged radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to do more to halt attacks by his militiamen on security forces.

UN's top political official urges neighbors to support Iraq IRNA 23 Apr 2008 -- The United Nations political chief Tuesday urged further dialogue and stronger support by Iraq's neighbors for stabilizing the strife-torn country, including through the opening of embassies in Baghdad.

Iraq: Al-Sadr Aide Downplays Threat, Assails Iran's Role In South RFE/RL 23 Apr 2008 -- An official spokesman for Shi'ite cleric and militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has signaled a reluctance on al-Sadr's part to order his Imam Al-Mahdi Army to fight the Iraqi government and distanced his group from elements in neighboring Iran.

IRAQ: Call for action against murderers of women in Baghdad IRIN 23 Apr 2008 -- Residents of a western Baghdad neighbourhood have said militant groups in the area are hunting down women and killing them, and have appealed to parliament to do something, a member of parliament (MP) said on 22 April.

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