November 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

08 November 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Cone via Teleconference from Iraq DoD 08 Nov 2010 -- Presenter: Deputy Commander for Operations, U.S. Forces-Iraq, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone
Iraqi air force Squadron 70 launches first mission from Ali Base AFNS 08 Nov 2010 -- Members of the Iragi air force Squadron 70 flew their first operational mission Oct. 25, just one week after relocating from Basra Air Base.
Long Knives step in with IP training academy Army News 08 Nov 2010 -- Soldiers from Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, visited the Mosul Police Services Academy as new Iraqi recruits began training this week.
Rough Riders roll into IA tactical vehicle training Army News 08 Nov 2010 -- Troops assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, began training Soldiers from the Iraqi Army's 3rd Division on humvee electrical system maintenance in al-Kisik, Oct. 25.

Riverine Squadron One Completes Mission in Iraq Navy NewsStand 08 Nov 2010 -- Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1 held an end-of-mission ceremony in the southern Iraqi province of Basrah, Oct. 30.

Cautious Hope In Iraq Of Breakthrough Deal On New Government RFE/RL 08 Nov 2010 -- Hopes for a breakthrough deal on a new Iraqi government have been tempered after talks between rival political factions broke up after 90 minutes without agreement.
Rival Iraqi Leaders Hold Meeting to Divide Power VOA 08 Nov 2010 -- Iraq's rival political leaders are meeting in the northern Kurdish city of Irbil in an attempt to agree on a power-sharing arrangement.

Iraqi Forces Make Progress, General Says AFPS 08 Nov 2010 -- With all U.S. troops scheduled to be out of Iraq by 2012, Iraqi forces are working to secure the country against insurgents.
Air advisers help Iraqi airmen settle at new base AFNS 08 Nov 2010 -- Airmen from the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force Base Transition Team assisted IrAF Squadron 70 relocate.

Basra Car Bomb Kills 10, Wounds 30 RFE/RL 08 Nov 2010 -- Reports say a car bomb in a popular shopping district in the southern Iraqi city of Basra killed at least 10 people and wounded 30.
Dozens Reported Killed, Injured In Car Bombing In Karbala RFE/RL 08 Nov 2010 -- A car bomb has exploded in the Shi'ite holy city of Karbala in central Iraq, reportedly killing and injuring dozens of people.
Deadly Car Bomb Targets Iraqi Holy City VOA 08 Nov 2010 -- A car bomb has ripped through an area filled with pilgrims in Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Karbala, killing at least seven.

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