Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Oct 2009 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Oct. 4 airpower summary: B-1Bs protect friendly convoys AFNS 05 Oct 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.
• Forces Arrest Suspected Terrorist Leaders in Iraq AFPS 05 Oct 2009 -- Iraqi forces arrested several suspected terrorist leaders in Iraq in recent days.
• Reconstitution of materials supports fight, saves money AFNS 05 Oct 2009 -- Members of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron began to prepare for the drawdown of servicemembers serving in Iraq.

Deployments

• 35th Signal Brigade begins mission Army News 05 Oct 2009 -- Back to back transfer of authority ceremonies held for the 35th Signal Brigade and 67th Expeditionary Signal Battalion.

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Cargo Transload Area Improves Security, Commerce AFPS 05 Oct 2009 -- Work to improve commerce and security in Iraq continued as a cargo transload area opened along the Iraq-Iran border following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Suicide Bomber Kills 6 at Iraqi Funeral VOA 05 Oct 2009 -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber entered a funeral tent in western Iraq and detonated explosives, killing at least six mourners and wounding 15 others.