August 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 August 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. White from Baghdad 28 Aug 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Col. Pat White
PRESS CONFERENCE: Transition Update: Lt. Gen. Helmick, Mr. al-Bulani, Aug. 28, 2008 MNF-I 28 Aug 2008 -- Lt. Gen. Frank G. Helmick, commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq and NATO Training Mission - Iraq, and Mr. Jawad al-Bulani, Iraqi Minister of Interior, provide an update
Marines, LEP work together Navy NewsStand 28 Aug 2008 -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and the battalion's law enforcement professional is working closely to prosecute criminals in Iraq.
Coalition Forces in Iraq Detain Nine Suspects, Find IED AFPS 28 Aug 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq detained nine suspected terrorists, including two alleged al-Qaida in Iraq leaders, and found an improvised explosive device during operations in Baghdad and the Hamrin Mountains region of Diyala province today, military officials reported.

Charleston Airmen deploy to support war on terrorism AFPN 28 Aug 2008 -- More than 130 Charleston Air Force Base Airmen deployed from here Aug. 27 to a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia to support operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon 28 Aug 2008 -- Presenter: Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen
Chairman Discusses Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia AFPS 28 Aug 2008 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addressed the security situation in Iraq, the need for more U.S. troops in Afghanistan and the Georgia challenge during a Pentagon news conference today.
Colonel Credits Predecessor, Iraqi Forces for Improvements AFPS 28 Aug 2008 -- Coalition forces in the Madain community south of Baghdad are shifting their efforts from predominantly offensive operations to improving central services and further developing the local government, a military official posted in Iraq said today.
Iraq: US Plans Anbar Security Control Transfer Monday VOA 28 Aug 2008 -- Iraqi officials say the United States will transfer security control of Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi forces on Monday, September 1.

Iraq's Talabani Says US Agrees to Troop Pullout Compromise VOA 28 Aug 2008 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says the United States asked for permission to keep troops in Iraq until 2015 but later agreed to a 2011 withdrawal date.
Rejuvenated Iraqi National Police Now 'Force of Choice,' General Says AFPS 28 Aug 2008 -- The Iraqi National Police once owned an unenviable reputation for unreliability, but that has all changed, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today.

UK troops suffer higher death rate in Afghanistan than Iraq IRNA 28 Aug 2008 -- British forces are being killed in Afghanistan at a faster rate than at the height of the war in Iraq, according to an analysis of casualty figures.

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