Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• Oct.16 airpower summary: C-130s sustain operations in Southwest Asia AFNS 17 Oct 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.

Deployments

• US Military Cancels Deployment of Army Brigade to Iraq VOA 17 Oct 2009 -- The U.S. Defense Department says that it's cancelling the deployment of a 3,500-member Army brigade to Iraq in January, amid "improving security."

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq set to buy Russian weaponry RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2009 -- A military delegation from Iraq will visit Moscow in the near future to discuss the purchase of Russian weaponry, an Iraqi parliament member has said.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Bomb Kills Four Iraqi Soldiers In Falluja RFE/RL 17 Oct 2009 -- A roadside bomb has killed at least four Iraqi soldiers near the western town of Falluja and a truck bomb in another western city destroyed a main bridge linking Baghdad to Syria and Jordan, police said