17 June 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 June 2010 [PDF]
- Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon DoD 17 Jun 2010 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
- Iraqis Arrest Terror Group Members, Associates AFPS 17 Jun 2010 -- Iraqi security forces arrested two al-Qaida in Iraq members and four suspected criminal associates in combined operations with U.S. advisors in Iraq today, military officials reported.
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- Iraqi Lawmaker Wants Protection For Ethnic, Religious Minorities RFE/RL 17 Jun 2010 -- A senior Iraqi parliamentarian has warned that Iraq risks losing its ethnic and religious diversity unless a special government body is established to protect religious minorities, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports.
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- Friction Between Turkey, Kurdish Rebels Increasing VOA 17 Jun 2010 -- Turkish military forces crossed into Northern Iraq this week in pursuit of Kurdish rebels of the PKK. The one day incursion is the first of its kind in two years and is seen as the latest step in a growing escalation in fighting between the Turkish state and PKK. Last year the government announced steps to end the more than two-decade-long conflict. But those efforts have stalled and as hopes of peace are now fading.
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