The kinetic behavior of OH with I/sub 2/ and ICl is reported within the context of a series of radical-halogen reactions to investigate the mechanism of such reactions through studies of reactivity trends. Atomic I and Cl products of the title reactions are measured by resolved resonance fluorescence vapor lamps. IO and ClO are detected by chemically converting them, using NO, to I and Cl, respectively. The rate constant of the reaction H + ICl has been measured at 298 K; its only product channel is I + HCl. Magnitudes of the rate constants of these OH reactions substantiate the reactivity trends in the OH-halogen system based on an electron-transfer mechanism from the highest occupied molecular orbital of the halogen to the lowest unoccupied orbital of the hydroxyl. The rapidity of the OH + I/sub 2/ reaction makes it a possible source of HOI for photochemical studies. 31 references, 11 figures, 2 tables.