Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 27 Aug 2008 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier dies of wounds following IED attack (Baghdad)
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Gen. Conway from the Pentagon 27 Aug 2008 -- Presenter: Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Conway
• Terrorists with Suicide Vests Killed, Cell Leader Detained AFPS 27 Aug 2008 -- Coalition forces killed three terrorists - two of whom were wearing suicide vests - and detained six suspects, including an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq leader, during operations in Iraq's Diyala province today, military officials reported.
• Airmen employ laser joint direct attack munition in Iraq AFPN 27 Aug 2008 -- Airmen employed a guided bomb unit-54 laser joint directed attack munition Aug. 12 against a moving enemy vehicle in the Diyala province to support a combined Iraqi army and U.S. Marine operation.

Deployments

• Anbar Handover Could Free Marines for Afghanistan Missions, General Says AFPS 27 Aug 2008 -- Iraq's once-deadly Anbar province could within the next few days become the 11th province to be turned over to Iraqi control, paving the way for a reduced U.S. Marine Corps presence there, the Marine Corps commandant said today.

US Policy

• Cheney: U.S. Will Keep Afghanistan, Iraq Commitments AFPS 27 Aug 2008 -- The United States will maintain its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of its offensive strategy to defeat global terrorism, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told American Legion members in Phoenix today.
• Pentagon Says Iraq Withdrawal Must Be Based on Conditions VOA 27 Aug 2008 -- The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Taji Level III Wheeled Vehicle Maintenance Facility celebrates early progress MNF-I 27 Aug 2008 -- Iraqi Army maintenance soldiers were honored for their recent achievements and progress during a ceremony at the Taji Level III Wheeled Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Taji Aug. 26.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ: Some Palestinian refugees to get special IDs IRIN 27 Aug 2008 -- The Iraqi government has launched a registration process for Palestinian refugees who arrived between 1948 and 1967 - and their descendants - to help ensure they benefit from government aid programmes.