Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 11 Jun 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MNC-I Soldier dies of non-battle related causes (Baghdad)
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Maj. Gen. Bergner, Dr. al-Sheikhly, June 11, 2008 MNF-I 11 Jun 2008 -- Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, MNF-I, and Dr. Tahseen al-Sheikhly, civilian spokesman for Operation Fardh al-Qanoon, provide an operational update
• June 10 airpower summary: C-17s support SWA operations AFPN 11 Jun 2008
• Airmen teach Iraqis Western-style command, control AFPN 11 Jun 2008 -- As part of an ongoing process to stabilize Iraq, Airmen are teaching command and control techniques to their counterparts at the Iraqi air operations center at Camp Victory near Baghdad's international airport.
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Capture 'Special Groups,' al-Qaida Leaders AFPS 11 Jun 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq today captured a man believed to be the leader of an Iranian-backed enemy "special group" and another who's an alleged al-Qaida chieftain during separate operations conducted near Kut and in Mosul, respectively, military officials said.

Deployments

US Policy

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon 11 Jun 2008 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Bush Expresses Regret For 'Rhetoric' Leading to Iraq War VOA 11 Jun 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush says he regrets that the way he spoke ahead of the Iraq invasion made him appear as a "guy really anxious for war."

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Analysis: Iraq Splinters on Security cfr.org 11 Jun 2008 -- Five years since the fall of Saddam Hussein, factions in Iraq's parliament continue to squabble over oil, borders (UPI), and ballots (CNN).
• US Military: More Than 500 Iraqi Insurgents Join Reconciliation Process VOA 11 Jun 2008 -- The U.S. military says more than 500 insurgents in central Iraq have surrendered their weapons and joined the reconciliation process.
• Hundreds of Former Iraqi Insurgents Reconcile With Government AFPS 11 Jun 2008 -- Since May 22, more than 500 former insurgents in the Balad area have reconciled with the Iraqi government, choosing a different path for their lives.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraq's Kurds Condemn Turkish Shelling VOA 11 Jun 2008 -- Turkey has stepped up military operations this year against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region

News Reports