Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2018 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Gedney via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq DoD 31 Jul 2018 -- Presenter: U.K. Army Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, Deputy Commander, Strategy and Support, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve
- Report Confirms Civilian Casualties in Defeat-ISIS Campaign, Official Says AFPS 31 Jul 2018 -- A recent report confirms the unintentional deaths of 105 civilians in June as a result of coalition operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a total that includes 77 deaths reported by Amnesty International, the deputy commander for strategy and support for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters today.
- Security Forces Continue Pursuit of ISIS Remnants, OIR Deputy Commander Says AFPS 31 Jul 2018 -- Iraqi security forces continue to pursue Islamic State of Iraq and Syria remnants in their country, destroying tunnels, weapons caches and explosives stockpiles, and arresting a number of suspected ISIS fighters, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve's deputy commander for strategy and support told Pentagon reporters this morning.
- Baghdad says news on buying Saudi Arabia electricity is 'baseless' IRNA 31 Jul 2018 -- Iraq Prime Minister spokesman Saad al-Hadithi denied the news recently published regarding an agreement on purchasing electricity from Saudi Arabia.
- NATO Stepping Forward on Training Mission to Iraq AFPS 30 Jul 2018 -- NATO's Allied Joint Force Command in Naples is stepping out smartly to establish the alliance training mission in Iraq, said Navy Adm. James Foggo, the commander of the Joint Force Command, in a recent interview.
- Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria AFPS 30 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to pursue the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Turkish forces 'neutralize' 46 PKK terrorists in Turkey, northern Iraq Press TV 30 Jul 2018 -- Turkish military forces have "neutralized" nearly four dozen members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group when they carried out a string of counter-terrorism operations in the country's southeastern provinces as well as Iraq's northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
- Iraq says Saudi Arabia to sell it power after protests Press TV 30 Jul 2018 -- Saudi Arabia has agreed to construct a solar power plant and sell electricity to Iraq, which is grappling with protests over power shortages.
- Over dozen Daesh remnants slain in Iraqi army airstrikes, ground operations Press TV 29 Jul 2018 -- More than a dozen members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed and several others captured as Iraqi air forces and government troops launched separate counter-terrorism operations across the crisis-hit Arab country to flush out the last remnants of the extremist outfit.
- Iraqi PM sacks electricity minister, 5 election officials Press TV 29 Jul 2018 -- minister of electricity and five election officials following weeks of protests against corruption and chronic power outages.
- Ayatollah Sistani calls for quick formation of new Iraqi govt. Press TV 27 Jul 2018 -- Iraq's senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the formation of a new government as soon as possible in the wake of protests against alleged government corruption and poor public services in southern cities.
- Military Officials Fear Islamic State Still Potent in Iraq, Syria VOA 26 Jul 2018 -- The latest numbers from the U.S.-led coalition to destroy the Islamic State terror group appear, at first glance, to be damning.
- Coalition Admits 1K-plus Civilian Deaths From Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria VOA 26 Jul 2018 -- The U.S.-led coalition Thursday acknowledged the deaths of 1,059 civilians from its aerial bombings against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
- Department Of Defense Press Briefing by French General Parisot via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq DoD 24 Jul 2018 -- Presenter: French Brig. Gen. Frederic Parisot, director, Civil-Military Operations, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve
- Coalition Strikes Kill High-Value ISIS Members AFPS 24 Jul 2018 -- Coalition strikes have killed six Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leaders and planners since April 24, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced today.
- Progress Continues in Defeating ISIS, Coalition Official Says AFPS 24 Jul 2018 -- The coalition and its partnered forces in Iraq and Syria continue to make progress in the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the coalition's senior French representative said today.
- Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 23 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Three killed as gunmen storm govt. building in Erbil Press TV 23 Jul 2018 -- Kurdish security forces have killed three gunmen who stormed the governorate building in the city of Erbil in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and took hostages.
- Statement on the Continued Success of Operations to Defeat ISIS in Syria US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2018 -- "We congratulate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on their successful operations to liberate al-Dashisha, Syria, from the scourge of ISIS. Dashisha since 2013 has been a key stronghold and transit route for ISIS fighters, weapons, and suicide bombers between Syria and Iraq. The SDF now controls the area, with Iraqi Security Forces controlling the Iraqi side of the border."
- 15 Daesh Takfiris killed as army jets strike areas in eastern Iraq Press TV 22 Jul 2018 -- More than a dozen members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed when Iraqi Air Force fighter jets carried out a string of airstrikes against militant hideouts in the country's eastern province of Diyala.
- UN says 'many humanitarian achievements', one year after ouster of ISIL from Mosul UN News 21 Jul 2018 -- One year after the liberation of Iraq's Mosul city from a terrorist group, the United Nations on Saturday marked the anniversary with "many humanitarian achievements" and "a multitude of challenges".
- June airpower highlights: Afghan ceasefire, op roundup in Iraq and Syria AFNS 20 Jul 2018 -- U.S. Air Forces Central Command published its monthly Airpower Summary today, highlighting U.S. and coalition airpower operations in June 2018 in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility.
- Centcom Commander: Success in Defeating ISIS Lies With Coalition Partners, Allies AFPS 19 Jul 2018 -- In the U.S.-led campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the center of gravity remains the coalition network of allies and partner nations, the commander of U.S. Central Command told Pentagon reporters today.
- Funding shortfalls threaten health services for a million vulnerable Iraqis, says UN health agency UN News 18 Jul 2018 -- Almost one million vulnerable Iraqis will have to go without basic medicines and other life-saving healthcare if funding is not found to save critical health facilities, the United Nations health agency said on Tuesday.
- Iraqi, Kurdish Troops Clear ISIS Safe Haven AFPS 17 Jul 2018 -- Iraqi forces, including peshmerga troops, conducted coordinated clearance operations July 16 to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria presence in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced today.
- Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 16 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Coalition, Iraqi Artillery Support Operation Roundup AFPS 13 Jul 2018 -- South of Sinjar, Iraq, near the Syrian border, Iraqi and coalition troops lived and worked side by side for more than a month as they shelled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists in Syria.
- Iraqi PM Abadi visits Basra after deadly protests Press TV 13 Jul 2018 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has visited the southern oil city of Basra after deadly protests there against dire economic conditions.
- Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 09 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Three Iraqi PMU fighters killed, five injured during clashes with Daesh in restive north Press TV 09 Jul 2018 -- Members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have killed three pro-government Iraqi forces and wounded several others near the country's biggest oil refinery in the restive north.
- Army forces, allies launch operation to capture Daesh militants in central Iraq Press TV 04 Jul 2018 -- Iraqi government forces, backed by allied voluntary fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have mounted a large-scale offensive in the central part of the war-ravaged Arab country to hunt down the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
- Iraqi military aircraft kill over dozen Daesh terrorists in Salahuddin Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Iraqi military aircraft have launched an aerial attack against the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country's north-central province of Salahuddin, killing more than a dozen extremists in the process.
- Iraq officially begins May elections manual recount Press TV 03 Jul 2018 -- Iraq has begun a manual recount related to the parliamentary elections of May with authorities hoping the move could finally pave the way for the formation of a new government.
- Coalition Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 02 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Turkish fighter jets 'neutralize' 8 Kurdish PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- Turkish military aircraft have "neutralized" eight members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group when they separately carried out a string of airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in Iraq's northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region as well as southeastern Turkey.
- Suicide attack on ballot boxes injures 14 in Kirkuk IRNA 01 Jul 2018 -- According to a military source in Kirkuk, twin suicide attacks on a building for storing ballot boxes injured 14 security forces on Sunday in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq.
- Iraq begins building border fence with Syria to block Daesh entry Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- Iraq has embarked on a project to erect a fence along its border with Syria as it seeks to block any attempt by Daesh Takfiri militants to enter the country.
- Deadly car bomb hits Kirkuk ahead of vote recount Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- An attacker has detonated a car bomb in the Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk two days before the northern city is set to host a recount of votes from the country's May parliamentary polls.
- Suicide Bombing Strikes Ballot Warehouse In Iraq RFE/RL 01 Jul 2018 -- A suicide bomber has targeted a storage site in northern Iraq containing ballot boxes from the May parliamentary elections, wounding at least 19 people, officials say.
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