September 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

17 September 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Sept. 16 airpower summary: Strike Eagles stop enemy action AFNS 17 Sep 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.

Camp Bucca detention facility shuts down operations MNF-I 17 Sep 2009-- As the last detainee boarded a plane destined for another theater internment facility on Sept. 17, the detainee operations mission at Camp Bucca officially ended
Camp Bucca detention center closes in Iraq AFNS 17 Sep 2009 -- As the last detainee boarded a plane destined for another center, the detainee operations mission at Camp Bucca, Iraq, officially ended.
U.S. Commander 'Ecstatic' at Iraqi Coordination AFPS 17 Sep 2009 -- US airmen with Multinational Division South have been training Iraqi airmen to be the “eye in the sky” for Iraqi ground forces.
U.S. Embassy officials in Baghdad lend an ear to Marines in Anbar USMC News 17 Sep 2009 -- As the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq continues, more responsibilities begin to fall on fewer shoulders.

Biden Meets With Kurdish Leaders on Iraqi Oil VOA 17 Sep 2009 -- US VP Biden has traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan to press Kurdish leaders to compromise on the controversial issue of sharing Iraq's oil wealth.

Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist arrives in Greece for treatment RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2009 -- Iraqi journalist put into prison for throwing his shoes at former US president Bush arrived in Greece for medical treatment.

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