September 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

11 September 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Sept. 10 airpower summary: C-130s provide airlift support AFPN 11 Sep 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Coalition Forces Detain Suspects in Iraq's Wasit Province AFPS 11 Sep 2008 -- Coalition forces captured four suspected Iranian-backed "special groups" members in operations today in Muwaffaqiyah, about 125 miles southeast of Baghdad in Iraq's Wasit province.
Grizzly Mobile combs the desert USMC News 11 Sep 2008 -- An asset that has always been in the Marine Corps' arsenal is a Marine's willingness and capability to serve in various roles.
Patrol Base Lion's Den transferred to Iraqi Army MNF-I 11 Sep 2008 -- The Iraqi Army took control of a patrol base from Coalition forces' during a transition ceremony Sept. 6near Radwaniyah.

Japan to Withdraw Air Force From Iraq VOA 11 Sep 2008 -- Japan says it will withdraw its air defense forces from Iraq by the end of the year.

PRESS CONFERENCE: Medical Operations: Dr. al-Hasnawi, Dr. al-Sheikhly, Sept. 11, 2008 MNF-I 11 Sep 2008 -- Iraq's Minister of Health Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, and Dr. Tahseen al-Sheikhly, civilian spokesman, Operation Fardh al-Qanoon, discuss the status of cholera cases in Iraq and the Government's preventative measures

Iraq says U.S. troops not there forever RIA Novosti 11 Sep 2008 -- A draft security deal between Baghdad and Washington will not see the long-term deployment of U.S. troops in Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister said on Thursday.

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