October 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

23 October 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Oct. 22 airpower summary: B-1B bombs bad bikers AFPN 23 Oct 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Kelly from Iraq US Dept. of Defense 23 Oct 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, Multinational Force-West Maj. Gen. John Kelly
Coalition Forces Capture Suspects, Weapons Caches in Iraq AFPS 23 Oct 2008 -- Coalition forces captured 5 terrorism suspects today during separate operations in and around Baghdad.
Baghdad Car Bombing Kills 11 VOA 23 Oct 2008 -- Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomber has struck a government convoy in the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 21 others.

Security Responsibility Returns to Iraqis in Babil Province AFPS 23 Oct 2008 -- Coalition forces turned over primary security responsibility for Iraq's Babil province to the Iraqis.
Iraq Takes Over 12th Province From US VOA 23 Oct 2008 -- The US military handed over Iraq's once-violent Babil province to Iraqi security forces, making it the 12th of 18 provinces returned to Iraqi control.
General Says Economic Progress Now Tops Anbar Priorities AFPS 23 Oct 2008 -- With life returning to normal in Iraq's Anbar province, the way forward now is driven more by the economy than security.

Barzani: We will never allow any action against Iran from Iraq IRNA 23 Oct 2008 -- Iraq Kurdish Regional Government President Barzani: "We will never allow any action to take place against Iran from Iraq territory."

NMCB 7 On Station to Support Coalition Forces in Iraq Navy Newsstand 23 Oct 2008 -- Transfer of authority ceremony marked end of NMCB 3's 6-month deployment to Iraq and start of NMCB 7's deployment.

IRAQ: Health threat posed by aging water supply networks IRIN 23 Oct 2008 -- At least 17 percent of piped water nationwide, and one-third of the water in Baghdad, is not potable, according to a survey by the Iraqi Health Ministry

Iran's President Urges Iraqis to Reject US Security Pact VOA 23 Oct 2008 -- Iran's President Ahmadinejad: Iraqis should provide their own security and reject the US-Iraqi pact that would allow U.S. troops to remain.

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