September 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

07 September 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Marines witnesses change USMC News 07 Sep 2008 -- A steady change has been happening throughout western al-Anbar province, Iraq. According to Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, it has been a noticeable and welcome change in there area of operations.
Coalition Forces in Iraq Seize Bomb-Making Components AFPS 07 Sep 2008 -- Iraqi citizens of Babil province yesterday led U.S. soldiers to the seizure of a huge amount of components suitable for the construction of deadly explosively formed penetrator-type bombs, military officials reported.

PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Brig. Gen. Perkins, Maj. Gen. Atta, Sept. 7, 2008 MNF-I 07 Sep 2008 -- Brig. Gen. David G. Perkins, spokesman, Multi-National Force - Iraq, and Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, spokesman, Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon, provide an operational update from Baghdad
Petraeus to Hand Over Iraq Command on September 16 VOA 07 Sep 2008 -- U.S. officials say the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, will hand over his post to another commander, Raymond Odierno, later this month.