August 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

22 August 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

USF-I ushers in New Dawn Army News 22 Aug 2010 -- History will record that Operation Iraqi Freedom lasted seven years, five months and 11 days. The operation, which began with the March 20, 2003 invasion of Iraq, will end on Sept. 1 as Operation New Dawn begins, marking the formal transition from combat to stability operations.
USF-I commander tours Basra resiliency campus Army News 22 Aug 2010 -- The soon-to-open resiliency campus at Contingency Operating Base Basra hosted Gen. Ray Odierno, United States Forces-Iraq commander, during his visit to the base Aug. 18.
Odierno: U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq ‘Unlikely’ After Sept. 1 AFPS 22 Aug 2010 -- It is unlikely the U.S. military will resume a combat mission in Iraq after Sept. 1, the top U.S. military commander there said today, citing progress in Iraq’s government and security forces.

Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Iraq VOA 22 Aug 2010 -- The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and training Shi'ite extremist groups in the country.