February 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

17 February 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Piatt from Iraq DoD 17 Feb 2009 -- Presenter: Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division U.S. Army Colonel Walter Piatt, Salahuddin Police Chief, Maj. Gen. Hamed Nameq Yaseen Al-Jubouri
U.S., Iraqi Forces Prevent Grenade Attack, Detain Suspected Criminals AFPS 17 Feb 2009 -- Iraqi and U.S. forces thwarted a convoy attack, detained suspected criminals and seized weapons.
Police Efforts Lead to Improvements in Iraqi Province AFPS 17 Feb 2009 -- Although police in Iraq’s Salahuddin province still require U.S. military support, they are leading the counterinsurgency effort.
JET Airmen support Soldiers at forward operating base AFNS 17 Feb 2009 -- Twenty joint expeditionary tasking, or JET, Airmen are building a 64-tent living area for more than 700 Soldiers in one week.
'Sons of Iraq' Transition Into New, Long-term Jobs AFPS 17 Feb 2009 -- The transfer of the “Sons of Iraq” civilian security group to Iraqi government controlmoving ahead according to plan.
U.S. Instructors Train Iraqi Sailors on High-speed Boats AFPS 17 Feb 2009 -- U.S. instructors are training Iraqi sailors how to operate a new, modern boat during a two-week course in Umm Qasr.
Iran Agrees To Stop Shelling Iraqi Border Areas RFE/RL 17 Feb 2009 -- An Iraqi Kurdish official claims an agreement has been reached with Iran to halt its shelling of Iraqi border areas in pursuit of Kurdish rebels.

Regional Links Compound Problems in 'Arc of Instability' AFPS 17 Feb 2009 -- A more stable Iraq could counter negative trends in the region from the Middle East to southern Asia.