07 May 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 07 May 2009 [PDF]
- May 5 airpower summary: A-10s unleash lethal firepower AFNS 07 May 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.
- Troops in Iraq Capture Suspects, Weapons AFPS 07 May 2009 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces swept up weapons and insurgents during three days of operations in Iraq this week, military officials said.
- Iran Continues Shelling Kurds In Iraqi Territory RFE/RL 07 May 2009 -- Senior Iraqi Kurdish official: Iran is shelling border villages in northern Iraq despite a warning by the Iraqi government to desist.
Deployments
- More Ospreys Will Deploy With Marine Unit, General Says AFPS 07 May 2009 -- After 3 successful deployments, USMC MV-22 Ospreys will begin a global deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.
US Policy
- US House Committee Approves Iraq, Afghanistan War Funding VOA 07 May 2009 -- US strategies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, continuing support for Iraq, and Middle East peace efforts figured highly in debate.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Substation upgrade improves reliability of Dhi Qar electrical distribution system (Dhi Qar) MNF-I 07 May 2009 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division has completed and delivered a modern, reliable electrical distribution system to the Minister of Electricity in Dhi Qar province
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- US: Blackwater Security Firm Ends Operations in Baghdad VOA 07 May 2009 -- US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide has finished its work in the Iraqi capital.
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