Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Jun 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Troops in Iraq Kill Five Enemy Fighters, Detain 13 AFPS 17 Jun 2008 -- Forces in Iraq killed five enemy fighters, detained 13 terrorism suspects, and uncovered several weapons caches in recent operations, military officials said.
• Rakkasans, Iraqi Army Conduct Air Assaults Army News 17 Jun 2008 -- A long tradition of air assaults and a fledgling army are coming together in Iraq.
• June 16 airpower summary: A-10s strike anti-Afghan forces AFPN 17 Jun 2008
• Renamed U.S. military base in Iraq reflects joint status AFPN 17 Jun 2008 -- The home of the Air Force's only wing in Iraq and the Army's logistical headquarters for supplies and shipments in the country has been renamed to reflect the dual nature of the base.

Deployments

US Policy

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 17 Jun 2008 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• Turkish Military Attacks Rebel Group in Northern Iraq VOA 17 Jun 2008 -- Turkey's military says it has eliminated most of a 21-member Kurdish rebel group trying to enter Turkey from northern Iraq.

News Reports

• Iraqi Troops Prepare for Next Stage of Amarah Offensive VOA 17 Jun 2008 -- Iraqi government forces are preparing for the next phase of a planned crackdown on militants and outlaws in the capital of southeastern Iraq's Maysan province