DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

No. 918-07 July 24, 2007
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Bobby L. Twitty, 20, of Bedias, Texas, died July 22nd from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the II MEF public affairs office at (910) 451-3538.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 914-07 July 24, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Shawn G. Adams, 21, of Dixon, Calif., died July 22nd, in Owaset, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
For more information related to this release the media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at (907) 384-1542.

Senior Terrorists, Khalid, Khalil, and Khattab al-Turki... Killed

Senior Terrorists Eliminated

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About Video: Khalid, Khalil, and Khattab al-Turki, senior terrorists operating in Iraq with close ties to top al-Qaeda leadership, were killed after taking hostile action against Coalition forces on June 23, 2007.

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DoS Daily Press Briefing: McCormack Discusses Upcoming US-Iran Meeting And More

U.S. Supports Transparent Relationship
Between Iran and Iraq
Spokesman Sean McCormack
July 23, 2007

McCormack's comments went in part like this... "Iraq wants a positive, open, transparent relationship with Iran. We absolutely support that. The Iranians say they want the same. They say, in fact, that they would like to contribute to Iraq's stability... If Iran truly does want to play a positive role, they can. We've seen it in the past with their neighbors, even where we may have differences with Iran. The Iranians have proven that they can play a positive role in one of their neighbors' future." Full Text

Taken from the DoS website

Soldiers Search For Missing Comrades Leads To Discovery Of Weapons Caches

Soldiers Search For Missing Comrades Leads To

Discovery Of Weapons Caches

2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) PAO Multi-National Division – Center PAO
Monday, July 23, 2007

Coalition Forces discovered three weapons caches in the Quarghulli Village, Iraq, area July 19 as they continued to search for two missing comrades who were abducted by terrorists May 12.

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., discovered the caches after questioning Iraqis about the whereabouts of the missing Soldiers.

The contents of the caches included a prepared directional blast charge, a rice bag filled with mortar fuses, 10 rocket propelled grenade heads, an 82mm mortar system, a bag of improvised explosive device making materials, four 155mm rounds, an RPG warhead and a bag of pressure plates.

The contents of the caches were destroyed during a controlled detonation conducted by the explosive ordnance team.

The Soldiers continue to search for their missing comrades.

(From press release # 20070723-18 by Multi-National Corps-Iraq - Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory)

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

No. 913-07 July 23, 2007
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer, 21, of East Northport, N.Y., died July 21st from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the Camp Pendleton public affairs office at (760) 725-5044.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 912-07 July 23, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker, 27, of Atkinson, Neb., died July 21st in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 755th Recon/Decon Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, Oneill, Neb.
For more information related to this release the media may contact the Nebraska National Guard public affairs office at (402) 309-7300.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 911-07 July 23, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Rhett A. Butler, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas, died July 20th of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Khan Bani Sa'd, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.
For more information in regard to this release the media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at (253) 967-0152/0147.