• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Aug 2009 [PDF]
• Aug. 23 airpower summary: C-17s provide intra-theater heavy airlift AFNS 24 Aug 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 23, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Forces Detain Suspected Terrorists in Iraq AFPS 24 Aug 2009 -- Iraqi forces, aided by U.S. advisors, detained eight suspected terrorists Aug. 20 and 21 in operations in Iraq, military officials reported.

Deployments

US Policy

• Hard Work in Iraq Pays Off, Colonel Says AFPS 24 Aug 2009 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces have sacrificed greatly to build security and develop a democratic process in Iraq, and after nearly seven years, the hard work is paying off, a senior commander in southeastern Baghdad told American Forces Press Service.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Air Force brings ISR capabilities online AFNS 24 Aug 2009 -- Intelligence collection has become a valuable capability for the Iraqi air force in its push to provide security and stability.
• Iraqi agency ready to take over civil aviation operations AFNS 24 Aug 2009 -- The Iraqi civil aviation authority staff will independently conduct day-to-day civil aviation operations beginning Aug. 25 after Airmen of the Regional Air Movement Control Center helped direct the organization stationed here.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Southern Iraq Blasts Kill 11 VOA 24 Aug 2009 -- Iraqi police say bombs have exploded on two buses near the southern city of Kut, killing at least 11 people and wounding 10 others.