Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 13 Oct 2009 [PDF]
• Oct. 12 airpower summary: A-10s make strafing runs on enemy position AFNS 13 Oct 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Fabrication flight keeps coalition aircraft flying AFNS 13 Oct 2009 -- The 379th Expeditionary Maintenace Squadron's fabrication flight doesn't design new aircraft or build new planes for tomorrow.
• Iraqis Arrest Numerous Terrorism Suspects AFPS 13 Oct 2009 -- Iraqi security forces, with U.S. advisors, have made numerous arrests of suspected terrorists in recent days.
• Maintaining SoI security north of Baghdad Army News 13 Oct 2009 -- American and Iraqi partners provide Sons of Iraq assistance and support to make sure the SoI have the resources to keep the peace.

Deployments

• Task Force Wings takes to MND-N skies Army News 13 Oct 2009 -- Multi-National Division-North's combat aviation brigade transferred authority in a short ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher.

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Parliament Debates Open-List Electoral System RFE/RL 13 Oct 2009 -- A member of the Iraqi parliament's legal committee says legislative approval of a new election law is being delayed.
• Iraqi Kurds Halt Oil Exports In Dispute With Baghdad RFE/RL 13 Oct 2009 -- Oil fields in autonomous Kurdish region have been pumping oil into Iraq's national pipeline system for export to the world market since June.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports