May 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

07 May 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Maj. Gen. Bergner, Dr. al-Sheikhly, May 7, 2008 MNF-I 07 May 2008 -- Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner, MNF-I, and Dr. Tahseen al-Sheikhly, Iraqi spokesman, provide an operational update
May 6 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy compound AFPN 07 May 2008
Coalition Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Detain 23 Suspects AFPS 07 May 2008 -- Coalition forces killed a wanted terrorist and detained 23 suspects in two days of operations targeting terrorist cells around Iraq.
NMCB 3 Seabees Lend Expertise to a SOF Team in Iraq Navy NewsStand 07 May 2008 -- A team of Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 provided their expertise to help build a wash rack for a Special Operations Force (SOF) unit in Iraq on May 1.

Iraq: Foreign Fighters Continue To Wreak Havoc RFE/RL 07 May 2008 -- A Sunni Arab tribal leader in restive Diyala Governorate announced this week that tribal fighters obtained Al-Qaeda records documenting the names of 6,000 suicide bombers who have carried out attacks in Iraq since the fall of the Hussein regime.

Iraqi Minister Hails Economic Progress VOA 07 May 2008 -- Iraq's minister of industry says his country is making real economic strides in the post-Saddam era, but any rapid pullout of U.S. troops would put that progress at risk
Iraqi Foreign Minister Stresses Importance of US-Iran Security Talks VOA 07 May 2008 -- Iraq's foreign minister has urged Iran and the United States to resume talks on seeking a solution to Iraq's security problems.

IRAQ: Kurdistan bracing for possible cholera outbreak IRNA 07 May 2008 -- The Iraqi authorities in the self-ruled northern region of Kurdistan are gearing up to face a possible cholera outbreak which last year affected nearly 4,200 people, and caused the deaths of 24 nationwide, a local official said on 6 May.

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