December 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

11 December 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Dec. 10 airpower summary: F-15Es provide aerial protection AFNS 11 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Troops in Iraq Capture Suspects, Find Weapons AFPS 11 Dec 2008 -- Coalition soldiers and Iraqi security forces captured suspected criminals and terrorists, disarmed a roadside bomb and found enemy weapons stockpiles in recent operations, military officials reported.
Minnesota National Guard to Command Active-Duty Forces in Iraq AFPS 11 Dec 2008 -- For only the second time since 9/11, a U.S. Army National Guard division headquarters will deploy to command active-duty forces in combat.
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 55 Near Kirkuk VOA 11 Dec 2008 -- A suicide-bomber struck in the ethnically divided Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing more than two dozen patrons inside a restaurant.

DoD Announces Force Adjustment DoD 11 Dec 2008 -- The Department of Defense announced today that the 34th Infantry Division headquarters, based in Rosemount, Minn., is scheduled to deploy in the spring of 2009 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom
Ukrainians Complete Mission in Iraq MNF-I 11 Dec 2008 -- An End of Mission ceremony was held here for the Ukrainian Army, Dec. 9.

AF plan could enable Iraq air sovereignty, independence AFNS 11 Dec 2008 -- Work being done here by officials of the Electronic Systems Center and its federally funded research and development center partner, MITRE Corp., is helping pave the way for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
Iraq Urges Obama to Open Dialogue with Iran VOA 11 Dec 2008 -- Iraq is urging U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his incoming administration to open a dialogue with Iran to help solve Middle East problems.

Iraq: top UN envoy deplores latest bombing, killing dozens at end of Islamic holiday UN News Centre 11 Dec 2008 -- The top United Nations envoy to Iraq has strongly condemned a bombing near the northern city of Kirkuk today, killing dozens and injuring more than 90 civilians in a crowded restaurant.

Iraqi Spokesman Thanks U.S. for Sacrifices, Details Way Ahead AFPS 11 Dec 2008 -- Without American sacrifices in Iraq, the country would still be under the rule of a brutal dictator, said Dr. Ali Al-Dabbagh, spokesman for the Iraqi government.

EGYPT: Lack of income main problem for Iraqi refugees IRIN 11 Dec 2008 -- A first official survey of Iraqi refugees in Egypt tentatively puts their number at 20,000.

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