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31 January 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

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Current Operations

  • Jan. 30 airpower summary: F-15E destroys enemy position AFNS 31 Jan 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations January 30, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

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US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

  • Iraqi Voters Go To The Polls RFE/RL 31 Jan 2009 -- Voting has begun in Iraqi elections everywhere outside the Kurdish-dominated north to fill beefed-up provincial councils that will replace those created in the country's last elections, in 2005
  • Mood 'Festive' As Iraqis Elect Provincial Councils RFE/RL 31 Jan 2009 -- Polling stations have closed in Iraq following voting in that country's first major election in four years, with turnout said to be high and no major security disruptions.
  • Iraqi Polls Close in Landmark Election VOA 31 Jan 2009 -- Iraqis voted for new provincial councils in a key test of the country's stability. It is the first major election in four years and security was tight with voters passing through stringent security checks to reach the polling stations.
  • Iraqi election underway in satisfactory security IRNA 31 Jan 2009 -- Nationwide election is underway in Iraq in a satisfactory security environment.

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