This is an absolutely fantastic move. The Leftinistra will begin to whine, naturally, but, they are such an insignificant force, no one really cares about their 1 farthing, do they? (Read the rest)
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War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
News
Famed 'Screaming Eagles' Prepare for Afghanistan Deployment
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Cold drizzle and hot metal rained upon the ground, Jan. 31, as a group of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers honed their mortar - and howitzer-targeting skills in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan in April.
Forward observer Army Spc. Daniel L. Howes wiped raindrops from his eyes from the second-story window of a wooden training structure as he watched 81 mm and 120 mm mortar shells and 105 mm howitzer rounds explode hundreds of yards away. The St. Paul, Minn., native quickly radioed adjusting-fire instructions to colleagues manning the mortars.
Howes is among about 3,800 4th Brigade Combat Team soldiers from Fort Campbell that are preparing to deploy to eastern Afghanistan this spring. [...]
Troops Kill Four Suspected Terrorists, Capture 22, Destroy Weapons
WASHINGTON - Coalition and Iraqi forces killed four suspected terrorists and detained 22 others in Iraq over the past three days, military officials reported.
In operations today:
Coalition forces killed four armed terrorists and nabbed two suspects during an operation targeting individuals linked to an alleged terrorist training facility north of Baqubah. Troops also found and destroyed improvised explosive device materials, grenades, machine guns, military-style assault vests, and a vehicle containing IED materials and camouflage uniforms. [...]
Eagle 6, Eagle 7 Visit Bastogne Brigade in Iraq Combat Badges Awarded
TIKRIT, Iraq - The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) leadership, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser and Command Sgt. Major Vincent Camacho, visited 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" in Salah ad Din province Jan. 28.
The Screaming Eagle leaders first visited Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Summerall, near Bayji.
Schloesser visited a Bulldog company aid station and motor pool, while Camacho attended a non-commissioned officer professional development meeting. Both leaders were able to get a first-hand look at the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. [...]
Operation Iron Boston Targets Al-Qaida Hideout
PATROL BASE YUSIFIYAH, Iraq - Iraqi army and Soldiers from Companies C and D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), air assaulted into the Sa'id Abdullah Corridor, Jan. 27.
Operation Iron Boston was a daytime air assault. Keeping the enemy guessing is exactly what Pittsburgh native, Capt. Michael Starz, commander of Company C, wanted to do. [...]
Rakkasan Cavalry Squadron Proud of 90-day Progress
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - With almost 90 days on the ground, Rakkasan Soldiers are pleased at progress in their areas of responsibility.
"I think we are doing a very good job of addressing the requirement of realizing that there is no single decisive point in this effort," said Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith, commander of 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). "We've got to hit three or four (tasks) over the fence, but we've got to manage 50 tasks really well." [...]
Mayor Declares 'year of Peace' for Mahmudiyah Qada
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - The four nahias that comprise the Mahmudiyah Qada council came together Jan. 15 to discuss progress in the qada and talk about future plans.
Lt. Col. Daniel Dolwick, deputy commanding officer of 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Maj. Robert Bertrand, brigade civil military operations officer, and members of the four nahias - Lutifiyah, Mahmudiyah, Yusufiyah and Al Rasheed - attended the meeting. [...]
A Seamless Hand-off: 82nd Prepares Andar ANP As Leaders in Security
ANDAR DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Fighting with the bitter winter-cold in southeastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, one remotely-located 82nd Airborne Division company could have decided to start taking things easy after an extremely busy 12 months, especially with only three more until their redeployment back to Fort Bragg, N.C.
Instead, paratroopers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team are choosing to make sure all that was accomplished during the past year in Ghazni province's Andar District won't go to waste. [...]
Images
Famed 'Screaming Eagles' Prepare for Afghanistan Deployment: 3 images
Ray Odierno in Owesat, Iraq: 3 images
Welcome Task Force No Mercy: 3 images
Kadamiya Business Assessment: 5 images
Samarah Patrol: 11 images
Security at the Ashura Celebration: 8 images
Operation NANNO II: 28 images
Top Eagle Descends on Strike Brigade in Iraq: 5 images
Supply Convoy at Forward Operating Base Dragon: 7 images
Rakkasan Cavalry Squadron Proud of 90-day Progress: 2 images
Operation Iron Boston Targets Al-Qaida Hideout: 3 images
Operation Fulton II: 14 images
A Seamless Hand-off: 82nd Prepares Andar ANP As Leaders in Security: 1 image
Mayor Declares 'year of Peace' for Mahmudiyah Qada: 1 image
Videos
VBIED Find
B-roll of U.S. Army Soldiers speaking about them finding four vehicle born improvised explosive devices along with other enemy weapons. Scenes include the Soldiers speaking about their findings and the detonation of the explosives. Produced by Maj. Johnpaul Arnold.
Virginian troops train Kuwaiti National Guardsmen
KUWAIT CITY (Jan. 21, 2008) - Training is not anything new to Soldiers. It's something they do almost everyday, but when you are training a whole other army, that's totally different than your average grenade throwing, rifle marksmanship, driving your Humvee day. [...]
CENTCOM commander addresses media in Tajikistan
Press Briefing Hall, Presidential Palace, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, January 22, 2008
Troops deliver items to Farah Province Women's Center
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 28, 2007) - Afghan National Army Soldiers, assisted by Coalition forces, distributed food, tea and clothes to more than 350 women and children visiting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Women's Affairs Department Office in downtown Farah Jan. 26. [...]
ANA, ANP bring security to Oruzgan Province
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Jan. 27, 2008) - Afghan National Army's 1st Company, 201st Kandak and Afghan National Police, advised by Coalition forces, conducted a security patrol in the Shahidi Hasas District of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21-24. [...]
101st Airborne
News
Famed 'Screaming Eagles' Prepare for Afghanistan Deployment
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Cold drizzle and hot metal rained upon the ground, Jan. 31, as a group of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers honed their mortar - and howitzer-targeting skills in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan in April.
Forward observer Army Spc. Daniel L. Howes wiped raindrops from his eyes from the second-story window of a wooden training structure as he watched 81 mm and 120 mm mortar shells and 105 mm howitzer rounds explode hundreds of yards away. The St. Paul, Minn., native quickly radioed adjusting-fire instructions to colleagues manning the mortars.
Howes is among about 3,800 4th Brigade Combat Team soldiers from Fort Campbell that are preparing to deploy to eastern Afghanistan this spring. [...]
Troops Kill Four Suspected Terrorists, Capture 22, Destroy Weapons
WASHINGTON - Coalition and Iraqi forces killed four suspected terrorists and detained 22 others in Iraq over the past three days, military officials reported.
In operations today:
Coalition forces killed four armed terrorists and nabbed two suspects during an operation targeting individuals linked to an alleged terrorist training facility north of Baqubah. Troops also found and destroyed improvised explosive device materials, grenades, machine guns, military-style assault vests, and a vehicle containing IED materials and camouflage uniforms. [...]
Eagle 6, Eagle 7 Visit Bastogne Brigade in Iraq Combat Badges Awarded
TIKRIT, Iraq - The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) leadership, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser and Command Sgt. Major Vincent Camacho, visited 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" in Salah ad Din province Jan. 28.
The Screaming Eagle leaders first visited Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Summerall, near Bayji.
Schloesser visited a Bulldog company aid station and motor pool, while Camacho attended a non-commissioned officer professional development meeting. Both leaders were able to get a first-hand look at the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. [...]
Operation Iron Boston Targets Al-Qaida Hideout
PATROL BASE YUSIFIYAH, Iraq - Iraqi army and Soldiers from Companies C and D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), air assaulted into the Sa'id Abdullah Corridor, Jan. 27.
Operation Iron Boston was a daytime air assault. Keeping the enemy guessing is exactly what Pittsburgh native, Capt. Michael Starz, commander of Company C, wanted to do. [...]
Rakkasan Cavalry Squadron Proud of 90-day Progress
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - With almost 90 days on the ground, Rakkasan Soldiers are pleased at progress in their areas of responsibility.
"I think we are doing a very good job of addressing the requirement of realizing that there is no single decisive point in this effort," said Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith, commander of 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). "We've got to hit three or four (tasks) over the fence, but we've got to manage 50 tasks really well." [...]
Mayor Declares 'year of Peace' for Mahmudiyah Qada
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - The four nahias that comprise the Mahmudiyah Qada council came together Jan. 15 to discuss progress in the qada and talk about future plans.
Lt. Col. Daniel Dolwick, deputy commanding officer of 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Maj. Robert Bertrand, brigade civil military operations officer, and members of the four nahias - Lutifiyah, Mahmudiyah, Yusufiyah and Al Rasheed - attended the meeting. [...]
A Seamless Hand-off: 82nd Prepares Andar ANP As Leaders in Security
ANDAR DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Fighting with the bitter winter-cold in southeastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, one remotely-located 82nd Airborne Division company could have decided to start taking things easy after an extremely busy 12 months, especially with only three more until their redeployment back to Fort Bragg, N.C.
Instead, paratroopers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team are choosing to make sure all that was accomplished during the past year in Ghazni province's Andar District won't go to waste. [...]
Images
Famed 'Screaming Eagles' Prepare for Afghanistan Deployment: 3 images
Ray Odierno in Owesat, Iraq: 3 images
Welcome Task Force No Mercy: 3 images
Kadamiya Business Assessment: 5 images
Samarah Patrol: 11 images
Security at the Ashura Celebration: 8 images
Operation NANNO II: 28 images
Top Eagle Descends on Strike Brigade in Iraq: 5 images
Supply Convoy at Forward Operating Base Dragon: 7 images
Rakkasan Cavalry Squadron Proud of 90-day Progress: 2 images
Operation Iron Boston Targets Al-Qaida Hideout: 3 images
Operation Fulton II: 14 images
A Seamless Hand-off: 82nd Prepares Andar ANP As Leaders in Security: 1 image
Mayor Declares 'year of Peace' for Mahmudiyah Qada: 1 image
Videos
VBIED Find
B-roll of U.S. Army Soldiers speaking about them finding four vehicle born improvised explosive devices along with other enemy weapons. Scenes include the Soldiers speaking about their findings and the detonation of the explosives. Produced by Maj. Johnpaul Arnold.
CENTCOM
Virginian troops train Kuwaiti National Guardsmen
KUWAIT CITY (Jan. 21, 2008) - Training is not anything new to Soldiers. It's something they do almost everyday, but when you are training a whole other army, that's totally different than your average grenade throwing, rifle marksmanship, driving your Humvee day. [...]
CENTCOM commander addresses media in Tajikistan
Press Briefing Hall, Presidential Palace, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, January 22, 2008
Troops deliver items to Farah Province Women's Center
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 28, 2007) - Afghan National Army Soldiers, assisted by Coalition forces, distributed food, tea and clothes to more than 350 women and children visiting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Women's Affairs Department Office in downtown Farah Jan. 26. [...]
ANA, ANP bring security to Oruzgan Province
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Jan. 27, 2008) - Afghan National Army's 1st Company, 201st Kandak and Afghan National Police, advised by Coalition forces, conducted a security patrol in the Shahidi Hasas District of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21-24. [...]
War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
Al-Qaeda operations in northern Iraq disrupted; two killed, 17 detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan. 16, 2008) - Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 17 suspects today during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in northern Iraq.
In Bi'aj, Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader for the network in the western region of Mosul. Reports indicate the wanted individual is a direct associate of numerous terrorist leaders, to include the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. The suspect allegedly has a history of terrorist activity that originated in Baghdad, and is believed to have been recently appointed to a leadership position in the region after the previous terrorist leader was killed. [...]
Two female suicide bombers kill 27, wound 53 civilians in separate attacks
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq (Feb. 1, 2008) - In two separate attacks, female suicide bombers struck two Baghdad markets in the Rusafa district killing 27 civilians and wounding 53 on Feb. 1.
At approximately 10:40 a.m. a female wearing a suicide vest improvised explosive device detonated her device outside the Shourja Market killing seven and wounding 23 local nationals.
Ten minutes later, a second female bomber detonated her device in the al-Jadida market killing 20 and wounding 30. [...]
Feb. 1 statement from Multi-National Force - Iraq condemning the bombings in Baghdad
(BAGHDAD, Feb. 1, 2008) - The Multi-National Force - Iraq joins with the Iraqi people and their government to express condolences to the victims and families of those who were killed in the barbaric attacks in two Baghdad markets today.
We share the outrage of the Iraqi people, and we condemn the brutal enemy responsible for these attacks. This indiscriminate violence, targeting families enjoying themselves on the holy day, again shows the nature of this barbaric enemy.
Multi-National Division - Baghdad is working closely with authorities to ensure they have sufficient medical supplies and humanitarian assistance for the victims and their families. We stand ready to provide additional support and will work closely with Iraqi authorities to find the perpetrators of this attack and help bring them to justice. [...]
CENTCOM
Al-Qaeda operations in northern Iraq disrupted; two killed, 17 detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan. 16, 2008) - Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 17 suspects today during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in northern Iraq.
In Bi'aj, Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader for the network in the western region of Mosul. Reports indicate the wanted individual is a direct associate of numerous terrorist leaders, to include the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. The suspect allegedly has a history of terrorist activity that originated in Baghdad, and is believed to have been recently appointed to a leadership position in the region after the previous terrorist leader was killed. [...]
Two female suicide bombers kill 27, wound 53 civilians in separate attacks
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq (Feb. 1, 2008) - In two separate attacks, female suicide bombers struck two Baghdad markets in the Rusafa district killing 27 civilians and wounding 53 on Feb. 1.
At approximately 10:40 a.m. a female wearing a suicide vest improvised explosive device detonated her device outside the Shourja Market killing seven and wounding 23 local nationals.
Ten minutes later, a second female bomber detonated her device in the al-Jadida market killing 20 and wounding 30. [...]
Feb. 1 statement from Multi-National Force - Iraq condemning the bombings in Baghdad
(BAGHDAD, Feb. 1, 2008) - The Multi-National Force - Iraq joins with the Iraqi people and their government to express condolences to the victims and families of those who were killed in the barbaric attacks in two Baghdad markets today.
We share the outrage of the Iraqi people, and we condemn the brutal enemy responsible for these attacks. This indiscriminate violence, targeting families enjoying themselves on the holy day, again shows the nature of this barbaric enemy.
Multi-National Division - Baghdad is working closely with authorities to ensure they have sufficient medical supplies and humanitarian assistance for the victims and their families. We stand ready to provide additional support and will work closely with Iraqi authorities to find the perpetrators of this attack and help bring them to justice. [...]
War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
Doctors treat Afghan villagers
KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 31, 2008) - International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Army (ANA) doctors visited villages in Herat province recently to provide medical care.
As they endure one of the most severe winters in 20 years in Afghanistan, the people's need for medical attention has increased.
A combined team of doctors from ANA and ISAF treated 120 men, 65 women and 152 children in Saheb Zadeh Village. [...]
Volunteers donate book bags, supplies to orphans
DJIBOUTI (Jan. 31, 2008 - Female service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa donated more than 50 book bags containing school supplies, flip flops, shampoo, soap and treats to girls at Center Aicha Bogoreh in Djibouti Jan. 27.
Volunteers from the English as a Second Language Team received the donations from fellow service members, family, friends and organizations including three chapters from the Federally Employed Women Organization, the Department of the Leadership, Ethics and Law, U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Legal Service Office Southeast. [...]
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CENTCOM
Doctors treat Afghan villagers
KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 31, 2008) - International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Army (ANA) doctors visited villages in Herat province recently to provide medical care.
As they endure one of the most severe winters in 20 years in Afghanistan, the people's need for medical attention has increased.
A combined team of doctors from ANA and ISAF treated 120 men, 65 women and 152 children in Saheb Zadeh Village. [...]
Volunteers donate book bags, supplies to orphans
DJIBOUTI (Jan. 31, 2008 - Female service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa donated more than 50 book bags containing school supplies, flip flops, shampoo, soap and treats to girls at Center Aicha Bogoreh in Djibouti Jan. 27.
Volunteers from the English as a Second Language Team received the donations from fellow service members, family, friends and organizations including three chapters from the Federally Employed Women Organization, the Department of the Leadership, Ethics and Law, U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Legal Service Office Southeast. [...]
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War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
News
Coalition Forces Continue to Hunt Down Terrorists in Iraq
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed seven terrorists and detained 27 suspects today during operations to disrupt al-Qaida networks operating in central and northern Iraq.
In today's operations:
Coalition forces targeted suspected associates of an al-Qaida suicide-bombing network during operations southwest of Kifri. The targeted individuals are believed to be associated with terrorists killed yesterday near Khalis. As the ground force arrived in the area, the soldiers saw four enemy personnel leave the target building. Supporting aircraft engaged their position, killing the four terrorists. When the individuals inside the building did not comply with the forces' instructions to exit the building, the ground force engaged, killing three more terrorists. Coalition forces also detained 11 suspected terrorists during the coordinated operations and destroyed a building in the target area due to its potential use for terrorist activity. [...]
Recruits Graduate From Camp Fiji IP Academy
BAGHDAD, Iraq - When Iraqi leaders and Coalition forces began recruiting men to join the Concerned Local Citizens, their end state goal was for the men to go through the Iraqi Police Academy to join in the mission of securing Baghdad as a legitimate security force.
Men throughout Baghdad stepped up to answer their fellow neighbors call for freedom and security and joined the effort to help protect their fellow men, women and children. [...]
Gates Listens to Fort Campbell Soldiers', Spouses' Concerns
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with a number of soldiers who are getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan, and he visited with a group of Army spouses during his first official visit, Feb. 1.
The secretary held closed-door meetings with both groups, where he listened to concerns such as the current length of overseas deployments, medical and child day care, housing allowances and other issues.
Gates told reporters after the meetings that he was prepared to do some "bureaucracy busting" to resolve some of the issues raised by the soldiers and spouses.
The length of overseas deployments, he noted, was a key issue cited by the spouses. [...]
Gates: Baghdad Bombings May Show Insurgents' Desperation
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - The double-suicide bombings in Baghdad on Feb. 1, carried out by two women, may indicate desperation on the part of a beleaguered insurgency, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters.
The insurgents' use of women to launch suicide attacks may be "a manifestation of the success of our military operations," Gates told reporters at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, after meeting with 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers and military spouses.
More than 70 people died and dozens were injured as the result of two suicide bombings carried out by two women in separate areas of the Iraqi capital city, according to news reports.
The actions of terrorists in employing women to conduct such horrendous attacks "is totally against the culture of the Arab world (and) is totally against Islamic faith," Gates said. "We just have to make sure that the people of Iraq and others in the Middle East recognize how horrible these people are in terms of the culture they're trying to attack." [...]
Joint Raids Yield Massive Caches for Iraqi Army, Rakkasans
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Raids in Shubayshen and Qarghuli led Rakkasan Soldiers to the discovery of massive caches Jan. 30.
Acting on a tip from a local Iraqi citizen, the Iraqi Army partnered with Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and found caches including dozens of rockets and rocket-propelled grenade rounds.
After noticing strange behavior from a citizen deemed upstanding in the community, 1st Lt. Keenan Ellison, 3rd Platoon leader, Co. D, 3-187th Inf., approached the man to see what was wrong. Within hours, several individuals were detained and a stockpile of explosives and bomb-making materials were taken off the streets.
The most interesting aspect was the location of one of the caches - a chicken coop. "The ground in the chicken coup wasn't right; the soil was loose, almost like sawdust," Ellison said. "We gently and carefully dug through it with our hands until we hit the jackpot." [...]
Images
Cavalry Troops Conduct MASCAL Exercise to Ensure Readiness: 3 images
Citizens Accept Concrete Barriers for Improved Security: 1 image
Safe Neighborhood Project More Than Concrete: 1 image
Operation NANNO II: 1 image
Al-Qaida Hunt: 8 images
Joint Raids Yield Massive Caches for Iraqi Army, Rakkassans: 3 images
Troops connect children with medical program
NASR WA SALAM (Feb. 3, 2008) - As reconciliation efforts decrease sectarian violence here between Sunnis and Shi'ites, other challenges still exist, such as connecting the Ministry of Health with Iraqi children in need of specialized medical care.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Stryker Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, along with their battalion surgeon, recently took one more step in connecting the Iraqi people with their new government at a public health clinic in the small village of Nasr Wa Salam, west of Baghdad, by introducing the people to one of the government's new programs. [...]
Riverine unit patrols Euphrates
HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Feb. 1, 2008) - You can never step in the same river twice.
The Euphrates River once sluiced through a verdant paradise inhabited by Adam and Eve. Now it flows through an arid desert inhabited by fisherman, and in some cases, insurgents.
"There's still bad guys out there doing bad things," said Cmdr. Glen Leverette, commanding officer of Riverine Squadron 2. "I'm calling the river a seam that the insurgents were exploiting."
The sailors assigned to the squadron, or Riverines, patrol the Euphrates and its islands to deter insurgent activity and to recover buried caches. [...]
101st Airborne
News
Coalition Forces Continue to Hunt Down Terrorists in Iraq
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed seven terrorists and detained 27 suspects today during operations to disrupt al-Qaida networks operating in central and northern Iraq.
In today's operations:
Coalition forces targeted suspected associates of an al-Qaida suicide-bombing network during operations southwest of Kifri. The targeted individuals are believed to be associated with terrorists killed yesterday near Khalis. As the ground force arrived in the area, the soldiers saw four enemy personnel leave the target building. Supporting aircraft engaged their position, killing the four terrorists. When the individuals inside the building did not comply with the forces' instructions to exit the building, the ground force engaged, killing three more terrorists. Coalition forces also detained 11 suspected terrorists during the coordinated operations and destroyed a building in the target area due to its potential use for terrorist activity. [...]
Recruits Graduate From Camp Fiji IP Academy
BAGHDAD, Iraq - When Iraqi leaders and Coalition forces began recruiting men to join the Concerned Local Citizens, their end state goal was for the men to go through the Iraqi Police Academy to join in the mission of securing Baghdad as a legitimate security force.
Men throughout Baghdad stepped up to answer their fellow neighbors call for freedom and security and joined the effort to help protect their fellow men, women and children. [...]
Gates Listens to Fort Campbell Soldiers', Spouses' Concerns
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with a number of soldiers who are getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan, and he visited with a group of Army spouses during his first official visit, Feb. 1.
The secretary held closed-door meetings with both groups, where he listened to concerns such as the current length of overseas deployments, medical and child day care, housing allowances and other issues.
Gates told reporters after the meetings that he was prepared to do some "bureaucracy busting" to resolve some of the issues raised by the soldiers and spouses.
The length of overseas deployments, he noted, was a key issue cited by the spouses. [...]
Gates: Baghdad Bombings May Show Insurgents' Desperation
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - The double-suicide bombings in Baghdad on Feb. 1, carried out by two women, may indicate desperation on the part of a beleaguered insurgency, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters.
The insurgents' use of women to launch suicide attacks may be "a manifestation of the success of our military operations," Gates told reporters at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, after meeting with 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers and military spouses.
More than 70 people died and dozens were injured as the result of two suicide bombings carried out by two women in separate areas of the Iraqi capital city, according to news reports.
The actions of terrorists in employing women to conduct such horrendous attacks "is totally against the culture of the Arab world (and) is totally against Islamic faith," Gates said. "We just have to make sure that the people of Iraq and others in the Middle East recognize how horrible these people are in terms of the culture they're trying to attack." [...]
Joint Raids Yield Massive Caches for Iraqi Army, Rakkasans
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Raids in Shubayshen and Qarghuli led Rakkasan Soldiers to the discovery of massive caches Jan. 30.
Acting on a tip from a local Iraqi citizen, the Iraqi Army partnered with Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and found caches including dozens of rockets and rocket-propelled grenade rounds.
After noticing strange behavior from a citizen deemed upstanding in the community, 1st Lt. Keenan Ellison, 3rd Platoon leader, Co. D, 3-187th Inf., approached the man to see what was wrong. Within hours, several individuals were detained and a stockpile of explosives and bomb-making materials were taken off the streets.
The most interesting aspect was the location of one of the caches - a chicken coop. "The ground in the chicken coup wasn't right; the soil was loose, almost like sawdust," Ellison said. "We gently and carefully dug through it with our hands until we hit the jackpot." [...]
Images
Cavalry Troops Conduct MASCAL Exercise to Ensure Readiness: 3 images
Citizens Accept Concrete Barriers for Improved Security: 1 image
Safe Neighborhood Project More Than Concrete: 1 image
Operation NANNO II: 1 image
Al-Qaida Hunt: 8 images
Joint Raids Yield Massive Caches for Iraqi Army, Rakkassans: 3 images
CENTCOM
Troops connect children with medical program
NASR WA SALAM (Feb. 3, 2008) - As reconciliation efforts decrease sectarian violence here between Sunnis and Shi'ites, other challenges still exist, such as connecting the Ministry of Health with Iraqi children in need of specialized medical care.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Stryker Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, along with their battalion surgeon, recently took one more step in connecting the Iraqi people with their new government at a public health clinic in the small village of Nasr Wa Salam, west of Baghdad, by introducing the people to one of the government's new programs. [...]
Riverine unit patrols Euphrates
HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Feb. 1, 2008) - You can never step in the same river twice.
The Euphrates River once sluiced through a verdant paradise inhabited by Adam and Eve. Now it flows through an arid desert inhabited by fisherman, and in some cases, insurgents.
"There's still bad guys out there doing bad things," said Cmdr. Glen Leverette, commanding officer of Riverine Squadron 2. "I'm calling the river a seam that the insurgents were exploiting."
The sailors assigned to the squadron, or Riverines, patrol the Euphrates and its islands to deter insurgent activity and to recover buried caches. [...]
War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
News
Al-Qaida Leader's Diary Reveals Organization's Decline
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops found a diary belonging to an al-Qaida in Iraq leader that has coalition forces believing the terrorist organization is "on its heels," a senior military official in Baghdad said this morning.
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team on Nov. 3, 2007, captured a diary belonging to Abu Tariq, an al-Qaeda emir in control of five battalions within two sectors, U.S. Air Force Col. Donald J. Bacon, a Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman, told online journalists and "bloggers" during a conference call.
The soldiers found the diary during a patrol conducted about 15 kilometers south of Balad. Bacon said the 16-page diary contains records about man power, operations, weapons and finances, and it shows that al-Qaeda is hurting badly in the belts of Baghdad.
"There were 600 al-Qaida members in this sector, now there (are) 20 or less," said Bacon.
In the diary, Tariq describes each battalion's number decline and goes on to describe the 4th battalion as "scoundrels, sectarians and non-believers." Tariq attributes his terrorist organization's decline in large part to groups of concerned local citizens, who are also known as the Sons of Iraq. [...]
Iraqi Army, Rakkasans Organize Veterinary Visit in Yusufiyah
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Rakkasans worked with Iraqi army troops to conduct a veterinary operation in Yusufiyah, Feb. 5.
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and their IA counterparts arranged a veterinarian visit at a local sheik's house.
Mohel Abdella Mohammed, a local female veterinarian, treated more than 120 cows and sheep with the Soldiers' help. Mohel vaccinated the animals for Clostridium chauvoei, commonly known as Blackleg, a fatal bacterial infection common in cows and sheep. [...]
Soldiers Seize 2 Caches, Detain Suspected Terrorist
BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers uncovered two large caches and detained a suspected terrorist in Ghazaliyah Feb. 6.
While patrolling the area, Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, came upon the first cache which included 56 60mm mortar rounds, 43 82 mm mortar rounds and 19 120 mm mortar rounds. The Soldiers apprehended a suspected terrorist in connection with the cache find.
The Soldiers called Explosive Ordnance Detachment personnel to destroy the cache.
Additionally, the Soldiers discovered a second cache, consisting of two 105 mm artillery rounds, a 120 mm artillery round, eight 121 mm mortar rounds, four 81 mm mortar rounds, 71 60 mm mortar rounds and 66 rocket-propelled grenade propellants.
This action is part of Multi-National Division - Baghdad offensive operations in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. [END]
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CLC Checkpoint Attacked by Suicide Bomber: 33 Images
Servicemembers spend special time with orphans
DJIBOUTI, Horn of Africa (Feb. 5, 2008) - Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is one of the forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, but the difference between the Airmen assigned to embedded training teams to teach Afghans how to defend their land is much more diverse than the Airmen supporting the mission in the eastern region of Africa. [...]
Afghan doctors, Coalition troops assist villagers
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Feb. 6, 2008) - Afghan national army medics, pharmacists and nutritionists from the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, assisted by coalition forces, provide free medical care to more than 400 villagers a week at a clinic near a combined military outpost in Farah province.
"We heard good things about this clinic and the ANA medics here," said Rosia Hakimi, a local woman who came to the clinic to receive treatment for digestive problems. [...]
Coalition forces capture Special Groups leader, detain four total suspects
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 7, 2008) - Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups leader and detained three other suspects late Thursday during operations to disrupt criminal networks in the Mashru area, south of Baghdad.
The targeted individual was reportedly a deputy for Special Groups criminal elements in Wasit Province. Reports also indicate he was an associate of several senior-level criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces.
Intelligence led ground forces to the target area where they captured the wanted individual and the three other suspected criminals without incident.
"Coalition forces will continue to apply pressure on the criminal networks that are not honoring al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's ceasefire pledge," said Lt. Michael Street, MNF-I spokesman. "Those who honor his pledge are contributing to a safer Iraq." [END]
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Al-Qaida Leader's Diary Reveals Organization's Decline
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops found a diary belonging to an al-Qaida in Iraq leader that has coalition forces believing the terrorist organization is "on its heels," a senior military official in Baghdad said this morning.
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team on Nov. 3, 2007, captured a diary belonging to Abu Tariq, an al-Qaeda emir in control of five battalions within two sectors, U.S. Air Force Col. Donald J. Bacon, a Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman, told online journalists and "bloggers" during a conference call.
The soldiers found the diary during a patrol conducted about 15 kilometers south of Balad. Bacon said the 16-page diary contains records about man power, operations, weapons and finances, and it shows that al-Qaeda is hurting badly in the belts of Baghdad.
"There were 600 al-Qaida members in this sector, now there (are) 20 or less," said Bacon.
In the diary, Tariq describes each battalion's number decline and goes on to describe the 4th battalion as "scoundrels, sectarians and non-believers." Tariq attributes his terrorist organization's decline in large part to groups of concerned local citizens, who are also known as the Sons of Iraq. [...]
Iraqi Army, Rakkasans Organize Veterinary Visit in Yusufiyah
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Rakkasans worked with Iraqi army troops to conduct a veterinary operation in Yusufiyah, Feb. 5.
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and their IA counterparts arranged a veterinarian visit at a local sheik's house.
Mohel Abdella Mohammed, a local female veterinarian, treated more than 120 cows and sheep with the Soldiers' help. Mohel vaccinated the animals for Clostridium chauvoei, commonly known as Blackleg, a fatal bacterial infection common in cows and sheep. [...]
Soldiers Seize 2 Caches, Detain Suspected Terrorist
BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers uncovered two large caches and detained a suspected terrorist in Ghazaliyah Feb. 6.
While patrolling the area, Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, came upon the first cache which included 56 60mm mortar rounds, 43 82 mm mortar rounds and 19 120 mm mortar rounds. The Soldiers apprehended a suspected terrorist in connection with the cache find.
The Soldiers called Explosive Ordnance Detachment personnel to destroy the cache.
Additionally, the Soldiers discovered a second cache, consisting of two 105 mm artillery rounds, a 120 mm artillery round, eight 121 mm mortar rounds, four 81 mm mortar rounds, 71 60 mm mortar rounds and 66 rocket-propelled grenade propellants.
This action is part of Multi-National Division - Baghdad offensive operations in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. [END]
Images
CLC Checkpoint Attacked by Suicide Bomber: 33 Images
CENTCOM
Servicemembers spend special time with orphans
DJIBOUTI, Horn of Africa (Feb. 5, 2008) - Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is one of the forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, but the difference between the Airmen assigned to embedded training teams to teach Afghans how to defend their land is much more diverse than the Airmen supporting the mission in the eastern region of Africa. [...]
Afghan doctors, Coalition troops assist villagers
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Feb. 6, 2008) - Afghan national army medics, pharmacists and nutritionists from the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, assisted by coalition forces, provide free medical care to more than 400 villagers a week at a clinic near a combined military outpost in Farah province.
"We heard good things about this clinic and the ANA medics here," said Rosia Hakimi, a local woman who came to the clinic to receive treatment for digestive problems. [...]
Coalition forces capture Special Groups leader, detain four total suspects
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 7, 2008) - Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups leader and detained three other suspects late Thursday during operations to disrupt criminal networks in the Mashru area, south of Baghdad.
The targeted individual was reportedly a deputy for Special Groups criminal elements in Wasit Province. Reports also indicate he was an associate of several senior-level criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces.
Intelligence led ground forces to the target area where they captured the wanted individual and the three other suspected criminals without incident.
"Coalition forces will continue to apply pressure on the criminal networks that are not honoring al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's ceasefire pledge," said Lt. Michael Street, MNF-I spokesman. "Those who honor his pledge are contributing to a safer Iraq." [END]
War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
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Suspected Special Groups Criminal Cell Leader Arrested in Hurriya
Multi-National Division - Baghdad Public Affairs Office
BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers captured a suspected special group criminal cell leader in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriya, Feb. 10.
Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-B, detained the alleged cell leader during a raid in Hurriya.
The cell leader is believed to have been involved in improvised-explosive device and small-arms attacks aimed at coalition and Iraqi security forces.
The suspect was taken to a coalition forces detention facility for further questioning.
This action is part of Multi-National Division - Baghdad offensive operation in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. [END]
Coalition Forces Kill 4 Terrorists, Detain 8 in Iraq
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained eight suspects in operations yesterday and today in central and northern Iraq, military officials reported.
Coalition forces conducted an operation today in Baqubah, targeting an alleged associate of an improvised explosive device cell leader operating in the region and of an IED facilitator who was killed during an operation Feb. 8. Coalition forces killed two terrorists during the operation. [...]
MND-B Soldiers Detain 5 Suspected Terrorists
Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD - Multi-national Division - Baghdad soldiers detained five suspected terrorists in southern Ghazaliyah Feb. 11.
While conducting a cordon and search, soldiers with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), detained the suspected terrorists.
The suspects are believed to be a part of an improvised-explosive device cell in the area.
The suspects were taken to a coalition forces detention facility for further questioning.
This action is part of Multi-national Division - Baghdad offensive operation in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. [END]
Valentine's Day Finds Soldiers Investing in More Than Flowers
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
PATROL BASE YUSIFIYAH, Iraq - Being away doesn't mean Soldiers can't stay close to loved ones at home.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, Rakkasans at Patrol Base Yusifiyah are coming up with ways to show those at home how much they care.
Spc. Adam Wahl, assistant armorer and gunner for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), has been married less than one year. He said keeping a close relationship with his wife, Jacquelyn, costs a lot, but it's a price he is more than willing to pay. [...]
4-9 Manchus 'Stryke' Enemy With 101st's Bastogne Brigade
BAYJI, Iraq - Sand, dust and enemy scatter as the lethal, wheeled vehicles of 4-9 Infantry Battalion "Manchus" maneuver through the fluid terrain of northern Salah ad Din province in February with a few months left before their redeployment.
After serving with their parent brigade, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, the Manchus are now fighting extremists with the 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). [...]
Images
Operation TUNDRA: one image
4-9 Manchus 'Stryke' Enemy With 101st's Bastogne Brigade: four images
Making Friends: one image
Valentine's Day Finds Soldiers Investing in More Than Flowers: two images
Search for Jimenez and Fouty: nine images
Large cache discovered in southern Arab Jabour
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (Feb. 11, 2008) - A local citizen led coalition forces conducting a foot patrol near the village of Minori in southern Arab Jabour to a large weapons cache, Feb. 8.
The cache, recovered by Soldiers from Troop B, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, consisted of 59 rocket-propelled grenades, eight rockets, 128 propellant charges, 32 ammunition canisters with a variety of rounds and five 57 mm mortar illumination rounds. [...]
Airmen deliver school supplies, soccer balls to Safwan school
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) - Students at Safwan school, near Umm Qasr, recently received a gift of supplies and athletic equipment from Coalition troops. [...]
CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (Feb. 8, 2008) - Fair winds and warm weather prevailed as the commander of U.S. Central Command passed the colors of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa from its outgoing commander to its incoming commander during a change-of-command ceremony held here Feb. 8.
Rear Adm. Phillip Greene, commander, CJTF-HOA, assumed command of the task force from Rear Adm. James Hart, who will be retiring from military service and taking a Senior Executive Service position within U.S. Africa Command. [...]
Iraqi leaders, Coalition troops resettle families
BAGHDAD (Feb. 9, 2008) - Prominent civilian leaders in southern Baghdad's Rashid District, with the help of Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers, began the process of moving 200 displaced families back into their homes Feb. 9.
Members of the Saydiyah Neighborhood Council, along with Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to Multi-National Division - Baghdad's Task Force Dragon, began accepting paperwork to verify that families moving back were legal residents of the area. [...]
Recruits graduate from Camp Fiji IP Academy
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 8, 2008) - More than 490 Iraqis demonstrated their readiness and willingness to protect and serve their fellow Iraqis as they graduated from the Camp Fiji Iraqi Police Training Facility in Baghdad Feb. 2.
Of the graduates, more than 260 are slated to patrol through the Mansour District of Baghdad, in Ameriyah, Adil, Khadra and Jamia.
Airmen from the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., delivered supplies to the students. The supplies included paper, coloring books, pencils, crayons and hand-sewn book bags, as well as a dozen soccer balls. Many of the materials were donated by Girl Scout Troop 76 from Cornwall, N.Y. [...]
More jobs available at brick factory
BAGHDAD (Feb. 7. 2008) - A job boom is in the works at the Narhwan Brick Factory Complex.
A reported 3,500 new jobs are anticipated in the weeks ahead.
Thanks to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, enough heavy fuel oil is now flowing to power kilns in more than 120 factories throughout the Narhwan industrial region. [...]
ISF, MND-B Soldiers deliver school supplies
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 7, 2008) - Baghdad Soldiers partnered with Iraqi Security Forces distributed supplies to al Esha'a school of Saydiyah, in southern Baghdad, Feb. 4.
Policemen from the 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division, delivered tables, chairs, book cases, a couch and backpacks for the students. [...]
Coalition forces disrupt Special Groups criminal networks, detain two
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) - Coalition forces detained two suspected Special Groups criminals early today during operations in the Suwayrah area, south of Baghdad.
Coalition forces were targeting an individual who reportedly facilitated paramilitary training for Special Groups members in preparation for attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces. Reports also indicate he was an associate of several senior-level criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. [...]
Salman Pak leaders work to revitalize hospital
FOB HAMMER, Iraq (Feb. 7, 2008) - Work is under way in Salman Pak to revitalize a hospital which has not been fully operational for about five years.
On Feb. 4, Soldiers and leaders from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, and Team 915 of Company A, 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, from Knoxville, Tenn., currently attached to 1-15 Inf. Regt., visited the hospital. [...]
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Suspected Special Groups Criminal Cell Leader Arrested in Hurriya
Multi-National Division - Baghdad Public Affairs Office
BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers captured a suspected special group criminal cell leader in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriya, Feb. 10.
Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-B, detained the alleged cell leader during a raid in Hurriya.
The cell leader is believed to have been involved in improvised-explosive device and small-arms attacks aimed at coalition and Iraqi security forces.
The suspect was taken to a coalition forces detention facility for further questioning.
This action is part of Multi-National Division - Baghdad offensive operation in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. [END]
Coalition Forces Kill 4 Terrorists, Detain 8 in Iraq
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained eight suspects in operations yesterday and today in central and northern Iraq, military officials reported.
Coalition forces conducted an operation today in Baqubah, targeting an alleged associate of an improvised explosive device cell leader operating in the region and of an IED facilitator who was killed during an operation Feb. 8. Coalition forces killed two terrorists during the operation. [...]
MND-B Soldiers Detain 5 Suspected Terrorists
Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD - Multi-national Division - Baghdad soldiers detained five suspected terrorists in southern Ghazaliyah Feb. 11.
While conducting a cordon and search, soldiers with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), detained the suspected terrorists.
The suspects are believed to be a part of an improvised-explosive device cell in the area.
The suspects were taken to a coalition forces detention facility for further questioning.
This action is part of Multi-national Division - Baghdad offensive operation in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. [END]
Valentine's Day Finds Soldiers Investing in More Than Flowers
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
PATROL BASE YUSIFIYAH, Iraq - Being away doesn't mean Soldiers can't stay close to loved ones at home.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, Rakkasans at Patrol Base Yusifiyah are coming up with ways to show those at home how much they care.
Spc. Adam Wahl, assistant armorer and gunner for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), has been married less than one year. He said keeping a close relationship with his wife, Jacquelyn, costs a lot, but it's a price he is more than willing to pay. [...]
4-9 Manchus 'Stryke' Enemy With 101st's Bastogne Brigade
BAYJI, Iraq - Sand, dust and enemy scatter as the lethal, wheeled vehicles of 4-9 Infantry Battalion "Manchus" maneuver through the fluid terrain of northern Salah ad Din province in February with a few months left before their redeployment.
After serving with their parent brigade, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, the Manchus are now fighting extremists with the 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). [...]
Images
Operation TUNDRA: one image
4-9 Manchus 'Stryke' Enemy With 101st's Bastogne Brigade: four images
Making Friends: one image
Valentine's Day Finds Soldiers Investing in More Than Flowers: two images
Search for Jimenez and Fouty: nine images
CENTCOM
Large cache discovered in southern Arab Jabour
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (Feb. 11, 2008) - A local citizen led coalition forces conducting a foot patrol near the village of Minori in southern Arab Jabour to a large weapons cache, Feb. 8.
The cache, recovered by Soldiers from Troop B, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, consisted of 59 rocket-propelled grenades, eight rockets, 128 propellant charges, 32 ammunition canisters with a variety of rounds and five 57 mm mortar illumination rounds. [...]
Airmen deliver school supplies, soccer balls to Safwan school
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) - Students at Safwan school, near Umm Qasr, recently received a gift of supplies and athletic equipment from Coalition troops. [...]
CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (Feb. 8, 2008) - Fair winds and warm weather prevailed as the commander of U.S. Central Command passed the colors of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa from its outgoing commander to its incoming commander during a change-of-command ceremony held here Feb. 8.
Rear Adm. Phillip Greene, commander, CJTF-HOA, assumed command of the task force from Rear Adm. James Hart, who will be retiring from military service and taking a Senior Executive Service position within U.S. Africa Command. [...]
Iraqi leaders, Coalition troops resettle families
BAGHDAD (Feb. 9, 2008) - Prominent civilian leaders in southern Baghdad's Rashid District, with the help of Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers, began the process of moving 200 displaced families back into their homes Feb. 9.
Members of the Saydiyah Neighborhood Council, along with Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to Multi-National Division - Baghdad's Task Force Dragon, began accepting paperwork to verify that families moving back were legal residents of the area. [...]
Recruits graduate from Camp Fiji IP Academy
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 8, 2008) - More than 490 Iraqis demonstrated their readiness and willingness to protect and serve their fellow Iraqis as they graduated from the Camp Fiji Iraqi Police Training Facility in Baghdad Feb. 2.
Of the graduates, more than 260 are slated to patrol through the Mansour District of Baghdad, in Ameriyah, Adil, Khadra and Jamia.
Airmen from the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., delivered supplies to the students. The supplies included paper, coloring books, pencils, crayons and hand-sewn book bags, as well as a dozen soccer balls. Many of the materials were donated by Girl Scout Troop 76 from Cornwall, N.Y. [...]
More jobs available at brick factory
BAGHDAD (Feb. 7. 2008) - A job boom is in the works at the Narhwan Brick Factory Complex.
A reported 3,500 new jobs are anticipated in the weeks ahead.
Thanks to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, enough heavy fuel oil is now flowing to power kilns in more than 120 factories throughout the Narhwan industrial region. [...]
ISF, MND-B Soldiers deliver school supplies
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 7, 2008) - Baghdad Soldiers partnered with Iraqi Security Forces distributed supplies to al Esha'a school of Saydiyah, in southern Baghdad, Feb. 4.
Policemen from the 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division, delivered tables, chairs, book cases, a couch and backpacks for the students. [...]
Coalition forces disrupt Special Groups criminal networks, detain two
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) - Coalition forces detained two suspected Special Groups criminals early today during operations in the Suwayrah area, south of Baghdad.
Coalition forces were targeting an individual who reportedly facilitated paramilitary training for Special Groups members in preparation for attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces. Reports also indicate he was an associate of several senior-level criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. [...]
Salman Pak leaders work to revitalize hospital
FOB HAMMER, Iraq (Feb. 7, 2008) - Work is under way in Salman Pak to revitalize a hospital which has not been fully operational for about five years.
On Feb. 4, Soldiers and leaders from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, and Team 915 of Company A, 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, from Knoxville, Tenn., currently attached to 1-15 Inf. Regt., visited the hospital. [...]
War News
The "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.
'Tiny Tim' Returns to Family After Surgery
BAGHDAD - A Military Transition Team from 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, continues its ongoing sponsorship of an Iraqi youth who was injured in an improvised explosive device attack last year.
The young boy, affectionately known as Timmy, was returned to his family on Valentines Day, Feb. 14, and walked to the front door of his home with assistance of his crutches. [...]
Iraqi Army, Rakkasans Find Second Large Cache in Two Weeks
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
PATROL BASE INCHON, Iraq - Iraqi army soldiers and Rakkasans unearthed a large cache in Qarghuli, Feb.12.
Soldiers from Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and their 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division counterparts discovered the second large cache in the area in less than two weeks.
The cache contained more than 825 pounds of homemade explosives, several rocket fuselages, 120 mm rounds, 720 shotgun shells and a variety of other munitions.
"These caches are quite a find," said Spc. Matthew Hopson from Carbondale, Ill., intelligence analyst, Co. D., 3-187th Inf. Regt. "We've removed a large amount of munitions to keep Qarghuli Village safe and secure." [...]
IA, SOI Rescue Kidnapped Iraqis During Raid
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
BAGHDAD - Iraqi army soldiers and Sons of Iraq, or Abna'a al-Iraq, rescued two Iraqi citizens in western Baghdad, Feb. 13.
Following a tip of a possible kidnapping, Iraqi Army troops with 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Sons of Iraq raided a home in western Baghdad and found two local nationals bound in a hole inside the home.
The victims were returned to their families. [...]
Father Visits Son for Re-enlistment
COMBAT OUTPOST CAHILL, Iraq - Command Sgt. Maj. Mike Watkins had not seen his son since he joined the Army more than two years ago.
Spc. Christopher Watkins, a computer systems automation specialist with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, is on his first deployment. He raised his right hand and committed to serve six more years in the Army during a ceremony Feb. 13 at Combat Outpost Cahill.
His father flew from Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, to witness his son's re-enlistment. Mike Watkins is serving in the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as the unit's command sergeant major; he is on his third deployment. [...]
Deputy Minister of Education Visit’s Ameriyah Schools
BAGHDAD - Dr. Nehad Al Joubory, Iraq's deputy minister of education, visited local schools in Ameriyah to assess ongoing school projects, Feb. 13.
Joubory, alongside Lt. Col. Monty Willoughby, commander of the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, visited the Al Fardious and Al Rawadan school projects to gain an assessment on their progress; both schools are projected to open in March. [...]
Professional Iraqi Women Discuss Issues
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Several Iraqi female professionals sat down with U.S. female Soldiers to talk about the future of women in Iraq, Feb. 12, at the Radwaniyah Palace Complex Civil Military Operations Center.
As part of a Task Force Marne initiative, Rakkasans of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are taking steps to establish a dialogue with Iraqi women and learn what can be done to improve their overall condition. A primary goal is to better understand the women of Iraq and generate ideas to help them achieve personal and professional goals. [...]
A Light in the Midst of Darkness
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - For most Soldiers deployed in a theater of operations, receiving word that one of their comrades has fallen in battle invokes feelings of sadness, lament or even anger.
For Staff Sgt. Timothy Davis of Wynnewood, Okla., a Soldier's death signifies a call to duty. He is the mortuary affairs noncommissioned officer in charge and is assigned to 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
Whatever his personal feelings are regarding death are pushed aside in order to accomplish the mission set before him. He collects his equipment and sets out to perform his sobering role in preliminarily identifying and processing personal effects, then returning the remains of fellow Soldiers to the United States for a proper burial. [...]
Images
Cavalry Troops Delivery Medical Supplies: 3 images
Father Visits Son for Re-enlistment: 2 images
A Light in the Midst of Darkness: 2 images
Iraqi Police Recruits Continue to Train at Camp Fiji: 1 image
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Visits Strike Troops: 5 images
Video
Command Sgt. Maj. Fields: Talks to a WSMV-TV reporter from Nasheville Tenn. and his familly in celebration of Valentine's Day.
Gen. Huggins: Talks to a WKRN reporter in Nashville, Tenn., about the reduction in violence due to the troop surge, the southern security belts, bulding relationships with the Iraqi people, his views on the presidential debates and the role his unit has played in the war on terror.
Coalition forces disrupt Special Groups criminal networks, detain two suspects
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) - Coalition forces detained two suspected Special Groups criminals early today during operations in the Suwayrah area, south of Baghdad. [...]
Adwaniyah residents see brighter future
FOB KALSU, Iraq (Feb. 13, 2008) - Last year, the community of Adwaniyah witnessed the worst of what the insurgency brought to the people of Iraq. [...]
Third Army now U.S. Army Central
TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2008) - Since the end of World War I, nearly 90 years ago, the circled A shoulder patch has been associated with Third Army. The proud heritage of the famous unit continues on today, but under a new name and with an expanded role for the 21st century. [...]
Afghan children begin school in Oruzgan
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Feb. 12, 2008) - More than 100 Afghan children in the village of Oshay began their school year Feb. 10 with a visit by Afghan National Army commandos from the 201st Kandak and Coalition forces. [...]
Al Qaida leader's diary reveals organization's decline
BAGHDAD (Feb. 10, 2008) - U.S. troops found a diary belonging to an al Qaida in Iraq leader that has Coalition forces believing the terrorist organization is "on its heels," a senior military official in Baghdad said Tuesday.
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team captured a diary Nov. 3, 2007, belonging to Abu Tariq, an al Qaida emir in control of five battalions within two sectors, U.S. Air Force Col. Donald J. Bacon, a Multi-National Force - Iraq spokesman, told online journalists and bloggers during a conference call.
Soldiers found the diary during a patrol about 15 kilometers south of Balad. Bacon said the 16-page diary contains records about manpower, operations, weapons, and finances, and it shows that al Qaida is hurting badly in the belts around Baghdad. [...]
The diary found by U.S. troops on patrol contained records about manpower, operations, weapons and finances, and also showed that al Qaida is hurting badly in the belts of Baghdad.
JOINT STATEMENT By the U.S. Embassy Baghdad and Multi-National Force-Iraq
JOINT STATEMENT (Feb. 13, 2008) - We warmly congratulate the Government of Iraq and the Council of Representatives on the parliamentary actions taken today to pass enabling legislation for the 2008 Budget, a law on Provincial Powers, and an Amnesty law.
The passage of the 2008 Budget provides a basis for distributing resources for the needs of all Iraq's people, and to promote sustainable economic progress. After many months of careful preparation, negotiation and debate, the Provincial Powers Law represents an important step toward framing the balance the Iraqi people seek between central government authority and the strengthening of local governments. In passing this landmark law, Iraqi legislators have reached an historic compromise. Finally we applaud the passage of the Government of Iraq's General Amnesty Law, which may further encourage reconciliation and respect for the rule of law.
There is still much important work ahead for the people of Iraq and their government. There is also still more to learn about how this legislation will be implemented. Nevertheless, today's legislative actions reflect a significant commitment to address important issues and find political bases on which to move forward. [end]
Soldiers report largest cache finds since beginning of year
BAGHDAD (Feb. 13, 2008) - Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division found 3,000 pounds of munitions Feb. 6, collectively the largest find since the start of Operation Marne Thunderbolt Jan. 1.
Both the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment are conducting ongoing operations in southern Arab Jabour in support of Marne Thunderbolt. [...]
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News'Tiny Tim' Returns to Family After Surgery
BAGHDAD - A Military Transition Team from 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, continues its ongoing sponsorship of an Iraqi youth who was injured in an improvised explosive device attack last year.
The young boy, affectionately known as Timmy, was returned to his family on Valentines Day, Feb. 14, and walked to the front door of his home with assistance of his crutches. [...]
Iraqi Army, Rakkasans Find Second Large Cache in Two Weeks
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
PATROL BASE INCHON, Iraq - Iraqi army soldiers and Rakkasans unearthed a large cache in Qarghuli, Feb.12.
Soldiers from Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and their 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division counterparts discovered the second large cache in the area in less than two weeks.
The cache contained more than 825 pounds of homemade explosives, several rocket fuselages, 120 mm rounds, 720 shotgun shells and a variety of other munitions.
"These caches are quite a find," said Spc. Matthew Hopson from Carbondale, Ill., intelligence analyst, Co. D., 3-187th Inf. Regt. "We've removed a large amount of munitions to keep Qarghuli Village safe and secure." [...]
IA, SOI Rescue Kidnapped Iraqis During Raid
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
BAGHDAD - Iraqi army soldiers and Sons of Iraq, or Abna'a al-Iraq, rescued two Iraqi citizens in western Baghdad, Feb. 13.
Following a tip of a possible kidnapping, Iraqi Army troops with 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Sons of Iraq raided a home in western Baghdad and found two local nationals bound in a hole inside the home.
The victims were returned to their families. [...]
Father Visits Son for Re-enlistment
COMBAT OUTPOST CAHILL, Iraq - Command Sgt. Maj. Mike Watkins had not seen his son since he joined the Army more than two years ago.
Spc. Christopher Watkins, a computer systems automation specialist with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, is on his first deployment. He raised his right hand and committed to serve six more years in the Army during a ceremony Feb. 13 at Combat Outpost Cahill.
His father flew from Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, to witness his son's re-enlistment. Mike Watkins is serving in the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as the unit's command sergeant major; he is on his third deployment. [...]
Deputy Minister of Education Visit’s Ameriyah Schools
BAGHDAD - Dr. Nehad Al Joubory, Iraq's deputy minister of education, visited local schools in Ameriyah to assess ongoing school projects, Feb. 13.
Joubory, alongside Lt. Col. Monty Willoughby, commander of the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, visited the Al Fardious and Al Rawadan school projects to gain an assessment on their progress; both schools are projected to open in March. [...]
Professional Iraqi Women Discuss Issues
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Several Iraqi female professionals sat down with U.S. female Soldiers to talk about the future of women in Iraq, Feb. 12, at the Radwaniyah Palace Complex Civil Military Operations Center.
As part of a Task Force Marne initiative, Rakkasans of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are taking steps to establish a dialogue with Iraqi women and learn what can be done to improve their overall condition. A primary goal is to better understand the women of Iraq and generate ideas to help them achieve personal and professional goals. [...]
A Light in the Midst of Darkness
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - For most Soldiers deployed in a theater of operations, receiving word that one of their comrades has fallen in battle invokes feelings of sadness, lament or even anger.
For Staff Sgt. Timothy Davis of Wynnewood, Okla., a Soldier's death signifies a call to duty. He is the mortuary affairs noncommissioned officer in charge and is assigned to 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
Whatever his personal feelings are regarding death are pushed aside in order to accomplish the mission set before him. He collects his equipment and sets out to perform his sobering role in preliminarily identifying and processing personal effects, then returning the remains of fellow Soldiers to the United States for a proper burial. [...]
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Cavalry Troops Delivery Medical Supplies: 3 images
Father Visits Son for Re-enlistment: 2 images
A Light in the Midst of Darkness: 2 images
Iraqi Police Recruits Continue to Train at Camp Fiji: 1 image
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Visits Strike Troops: 5 images
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Command Sgt. Maj. Fields: Talks to a WSMV-TV reporter from Nasheville Tenn. and his familly in celebration of Valentine's Day.
Gen. Huggins: Talks to a WKRN reporter in Nashville, Tenn., about the reduction in violence due to the troop surge, the southern security belts, bulding relationships with the Iraqi people, his views on the presidential debates and the role his unit has played in the war on terror.
CENTCOM
Coalition forces disrupt Special Groups criminal networks, detain two suspects
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) - Coalition forces detained two suspected Special Groups criminals early today during operations in the Suwayrah area, south of Baghdad. [...]
Adwaniyah residents see brighter future
FOB KALSU, Iraq (Feb. 13, 2008) - Last year, the community of Adwaniyah witnessed the worst of what the insurgency brought to the people of Iraq. [...]
Third Army now U.S. Army Central
TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2008) - Since the end of World War I, nearly 90 years ago, the circled A shoulder patch has been associated with Third Army. The proud heritage of the famous unit continues on today, but under a new name and with an expanded role for the 21st century. [...]
Afghan children begin school in Oruzgan
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Feb. 12, 2008) - More than 100 Afghan children in the village of Oshay began their school year Feb. 10 with a visit by Afghan National Army commandos from the 201st Kandak and Coalition forces. [...]
Al Qaida leader's diary reveals organization's decline
BAGHDAD (Feb. 10, 2008) - U.S. troops found a diary belonging to an al Qaida in Iraq leader that has Coalition forces believing the terrorist organization is "on its heels," a senior military official in Baghdad said Tuesday.
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team captured a diary Nov. 3, 2007, belonging to Abu Tariq, an al Qaida emir in control of five battalions within two sectors, U.S. Air Force Col. Donald J. Bacon, a Multi-National Force - Iraq spokesman, told online journalists and bloggers during a conference call.
Soldiers found the diary during a patrol about 15 kilometers south of Balad. Bacon said the 16-page diary contains records about manpower, operations, weapons, and finances, and it shows that al Qaida is hurting badly in the belts around Baghdad. [...]
The diary found by U.S. troops on patrol contained records about manpower, operations, weapons and finances, and also showed that al Qaida is hurting badly in the belts of Baghdad.
JOINT STATEMENT By the U.S. Embassy Baghdad and Multi-National Force-Iraq
JOINT STATEMENT (Feb. 13, 2008) - We warmly congratulate the Government of Iraq and the Council of Representatives on the parliamentary actions taken today to pass enabling legislation for the 2008 Budget, a law on Provincial Powers, and an Amnesty law.
The passage of the 2008 Budget provides a basis for distributing resources for the needs of all Iraq's people, and to promote sustainable economic progress. After many months of careful preparation, negotiation and debate, the Provincial Powers Law represents an important step toward framing the balance the Iraqi people seek between central government authority and the strengthening of local governments. In passing this landmark law, Iraqi legislators have reached an historic compromise. Finally we applaud the passage of the Government of Iraq's General Amnesty Law, which may further encourage reconciliation and respect for the rule of law.
There is still much important work ahead for the people of Iraq and their government. There is also still more to learn about how this legislation will be implemented. Nevertheless, today's legislative actions reflect a significant commitment to address important issues and find political bases on which to move forward. [end]
Soldiers report largest cache finds since beginning of year
BAGHDAD (Feb. 13, 2008) - Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division found 3,000 pounds of munitions Feb. 6, collectively the largest find since the start of Operation Marne Thunderbolt Jan. 1.
Both the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment are conducting ongoing operations in southern Arab Jabour in support of Marne Thunderbolt. [...]
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CENTCOM
Detainees rehabilitated to re-enter Iraqi society
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 25, 2008) - Shouts drift through the air and over the razor-wire fences at Camp Cropper, a Coalition forces theater internment facility, or TIF, in western Baghdad.
Detainees form a crowd inside the compound as the loud cheers and even louder jeers intensify. Guards on the catwalks above watch closely as the mob's shouting reaches its peak. It's over suddenly, and the participants trickle away in ones and twos, replaying the highlights of the afternoon's volleyball game and already planning for the next. [...]
Troops provide ton of aid to Kandahar
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Feb. 24, 2008) - Afghan national security forces, assisted by Coalition forces, provided medical treatment to 210 patients and provided more than one ton of humanitarian aid for 400 Afghans in Hajyano-Qala in the Arghandab District of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19.
Kuchi elders attended a community development council recently and requested medical and humanitarian aid from the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan representatives. [...]
First basic recruits graduate from IP Academy
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 24, 2008) - History was made when the inaugural class of more than 1,100 Iraqi police recruits graduated from a two-week Basic Recruit Training Course, Feb. 21, at the Furat Iraqi Police Training Academy in Baghdad.
During the initial phase of their training, the graduates successfully completed training on weapons familiarization, law, ethics, crime scene, handcuffing and various additional skills during the course. [...]
Feb. 22 Multi-National Force - Iraq statement commending cease-fire extension
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 22, 2008) - The Multi-National Force has received initial reporting that al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's has pledged to extend the cease fire.
This extension of his August 2007 pledge of honor to halt attacks is an important commitment that can broadly contribute to further improvements in security for all Iraqi citizens. It will also foster a better opportunity for national reconciliation and allow the coalition and Iraqi Security Forces to focus more intensively on Al-Qaeda terrorists. Those who continue to honor al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's pledge will be treated with respect and restraint. Those who dishonor the Sadr pledge are regrettably tarnishing both the name and the honor of the movement.
Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces will continue to work closely with the Iraqi people to protect them from these criminals who violate the law and dishonor the commitment made by al-Sayyid Muqtada. We also welcome an opportunity to participate in dialogue with the Sadr Trend and all groups who seek to bring about reconciliation in building the new Iraq. [end]
Police grads bring 'hope and peace' for Afghan people
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Feb. 21, 2008) - On Feb. 21, 259 Afghan National Police from Zabul province graduated from the Focused District Development eight-week training initiative at the Regional Training Center here.
The graduation ceremony included numerous ANP and Coalition senior officers, as well as the governor of Kandahar, Assadullah Khalid, all of whom offered congratulations to the proud and well-trained graduates. [...]
Iraqis rebuild power line towers in Sayafiyah
FOB KALSU, Iraq (Feb. 20, 2008) - With assistance from coalition troops and Iraqi security forces, ministry of electricity workers are rapidly reconstructing three high-tension power line towers in Sayafiyah, 25 kilometers south of Baghdad. [...]
Vets treat hundreds of animals in Kenya
MANDA BAY, Kenya (Feb. 16, 2008) - A Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa civil affairs team worked side by side with host nation veterinarians and other locals to vaccinate and treat more than 400 animals for various ailments during a veterinary civil action program that kicked off on Manda Island in Kenya's Lamu District, Feb. 14. [...]
ANA adds new capability to arsenal
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Feb. 19, 2008) - A new program instructing Afghan National Army soldiers to effectively provide indirect artillery fire is due to graduate its first platoon in Paktya Province Feb. 25, according to a Combined Joint Task Force-82 official. [...]
Joint operation helps displaced families return home
BAQUBAH, Iraq (Feb. 20, 2008) - Families displaced from a town near Baqubah, Iraq, were escorted back to their homes by the Iraqi army and Coalition Soldiers Feb. 13 during Operation Fierce Thrasher. [...]
Iraqi National Police graduate Carabinieri training
BAGHDAD (Feb. 19, 2008) - Iraqi National Police graduated from the second Carabinieri-trained Iraqi National Police Course Feb. 19 at Camp Dublin in Baghdad.
More than 500 graduates were commended by Iraqi Army Gen. Babakir, chief of staff for the Iraqi ground forces; Iraqi Police Maj. Gen. Hussein, Iraqi National Police commander; U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik, NATO Training Mission - Iraq commander; Italian Maj. Gen. Alessandro Pompegniani, NATO Training Mission - Iraq deputy commander; U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Phillips, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, Coalition Police Advisory Training Team commanding general; and Italian Ambassador Maurizio Melani. [...]
Successful operations target top Taliban leader
KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 21) - ISAF soldiers in support of Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan conducted successful operations that killed two Taliban leaders, Mullah Abdul Matin and his associate Mullah Karim Agha on Feb. 18 in Helmand Province. [...]
101st Airborne News
Iron Rakkasans Recover More Caches
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Local citizens gave information to Iraqi army and U.S. Soldiers that removed hazardous materials off the streets near Janabi Village and Qarghuli, Feb. 22.
The Iron Rakkasans of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uncovered numerous weapons caches with their IA counterparts in the past week. [...]
Throughout Life, One Soldier Has Always Led From the Front
BAGHDAD - Non-commissioned officers in America's Army have always served as the vanguards by mentoring, coaching and training troops during peace time and war.
For 39-year-old Sgt. William Hall, he has always led from the front, and continues to set the example. Throughout his life, he has lived by the motto, "You lead by example." [...]
Task Force Rogue Scouts Patrol Mansour Daily, Stand Ready to React to Any Situation
BAGHDAD - There is no 'normalcy' to the daily lives of Soldiers operating throughout Iraq. Granted, coalition forces have been patrolling Iraq for nearly five years now, but each step and each breath taken is a journey; a journey unknown to some and one familiar to many. It's a journey down a path of change.
The daily lives of the Soldiers of Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, are no different. Everyday seems to be different; a journey down a path less taken. [...]
MND-B Soldiers Search Houses in Rathwaniyah
BAGHDAD - After receiving complaints from local citizens about people taking weapons into Baghdad's neighborhood of Rathwaniyah, Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers conducted a cordon and search operation, Feb 19.
The Soldiers of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), searched every house in their section – every room, every box and every vehicle - everything was checked to make sure nobody was hiding explosive material or weapons. [...]
Coalition Forces Kill Six Terrorists, Detain Six Suspects
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed six terrorists and detained six suspected terrorists yesterday and today during operations to disrupt al-Qaida operating in central and northern Iraq, military officials reported.
During an operation east of Khan Bani Sad today, coalition forces targeted an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq associate involved in the suicide-bombing and improvised-explosive-device network that runs from Baqubah to Baghdad and north to Mosul. Reports indicate the suspect is associated with Abu Karrar, the al-Qaida leader also involved in the suicide-bombing network, who was killed during a coalition forces operation, Feb. 17. [...]
IED, Indirect Fire Cells Disrupted by Cache Find
PATROL BASE LUTIFIYAH, Iraq - A significant weapon cache was discovered after a group effort between Iraqi army and Red Knight Rakkasan soldiers Feb. 19, north of Lutifiyah.
Led to the site by a local citizen who gave a tip, members of 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi army division and 4th Platoon, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), found a mass of weapons and homemade explosives. [...]
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Task Force Rogue Scouts Patrol Mansour Daily: 9 images
Dismounted Patrol: 2 images
Daklea Neighborhood Patrol: 1 image
Controlling a Possible VBIED: 2 images
Throughout Life, One Soldier Has Always Led From the Front: 1 image
MND-B Soldiers Search Houses in Rathwaniyah: 2 images
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Soldiers Seize 2 Caches, Detain Suspected Terrorist
BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers uncovered two large caches and detained a suspected terrorist in Ghazaliyah Feb. 6.
While patrolling the area, Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, came upon the first cache which included 56 60mm mortar rounds, 43 82 mm mortar rounds and 19 120 mm mortar rounds. The Soldiers apprehended a suspected terrorist in connection with the cache find.
The Soldiers called Explosive Ordnance Detachment personnel to destroy the cache.
Additionally, the Soldiers discovered a second cache, consisting of two 105 mm artillery rounds, a 120 mm artillery round, eight 121 mm mortar rounds, four 81 mm mortar rounds, 71 60 mm mortar rounds and 66 rocket-propelled grenade propellants.
This action is part of Multi-National Division - Baghdad offensive operations in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix.
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Soldiers Seize 2 Caches, Detain Suspected Terrorist
BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers uncovered two large caches and detained a suspected terrorist in Ghazaliyah Feb. 6.
While patrolling the area, Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, came upon the first cache which included 56 60mm mortar rounds, 43 82 mm mortar rounds and 19 120 mm mortar rounds. The Soldiers apprehended a suspected terrorist in connection with the cache find.
The Soldiers called Explosive Ordnance Detachment personnel to destroy the cache.
Additionally, the Soldiers discovered a second cache, consisting of two 105 mm artillery rounds, a 120 mm artillery round, eight 121 mm mortar rounds, four 81 mm mortar rounds, 71 60 mm mortar rounds and 66 rocket-propelled grenade propellants.
This action is part of Multi-National Division - Baghdad offensive operations in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix.
CENTCOM
ANA conduct emergency humanitarian mission in Herat
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Feb. 4, 2008) - The Afghan National Army's 207th Kandak, assisted by Coalition forces, conducted an emergency humanitarian aid mission to Familia village in the Shindand District of Herat Province Jan. 24.
The ANA force responded to Afghan citizens in Herat facing life-threatening winter weather conditions. The ANA supplied hundreds of pounds of rice, beans, shoes, coats and blankets, which was enough to sustain 100 Afghan families through the winter. [...]
UPDATE: Coalition forces kill two terrorists; woman killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 6, 2008) - Numerous media reports have mischaracterized events in Tuesday's operation in Ad Dawr.
While conducting an intelligence-driven operation in pursuit of an al-Qaeda terrorist, Coalition forces approached the target house and, upon attempting entry, were confronted by a man who fired at the soldiers. The ground force returned fire, and the individual continued to fire at Coalition forces through a window, slightly wounding one soldier. The ground force called for the occupants of the house to come out multiple times, but were ignored.
Ground forces then entered the house and cleared the first two rooms without encountering any enemy. As forces entered a third room, an armed man was holding a woman as a human shield and aiming his weapon at the soldiers. Disregarding his personal safety, a soldier was able to push the woman aside and engage and kill the terrorist. [...]
MND-B Soldiers recover large cache (6 FEB)
BAGHDAD (Feb. 6, 2008) - Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers seized a large weapon and bomb making cache in Abu Ghraib, west of the Iraq Capital Feb. 4.
The Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment were conducting search operations in the area as part of an ongoing operation when the unit recovered 13 120 mm mortar rounds, 132 82 mm mortar rounds, 51 60 mm mortar rounds, three cans of 120 mm mortar fuses, 23 boxes of mortar fuses, three mortar sights, 35 82 mm mortar primers, six 60 mm mortar primers, 22 40 mm mortar primers, a 120 mm tube, 130 blasting caps, 30 rifle rocket-propelled grenades, 24 RPG warheads, an RPG sight, two bags of RPG propellant, 12 RPG propellants, four artillery fuses, four anti-personnel mines, two 57 mm rockets, 126 fragmentation grenades, three Russian grenades, 600 yards of detonation cord, a variety of machine guns, seven cell phones, four IED switches, 26 30 mm anti-aircraft rounds and 17 .50 cal rounds. [...]
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Feb. 4, 2008) - The Afghan National Army's 207th Kandak, assisted by Coalition forces, conducted an emergency humanitarian aid mission to Familia village in the Shindand District of Herat Province Jan. 24.
The ANA force responded to Afghan citizens in Herat facing life-threatening winter weather conditions. The ANA supplied hundreds of pounds of rice, beans, shoes, coats and blankets, which was enough to sustain 100 Afghan families through the winter. [...]
UPDATE: Coalition forces kill two terrorists; woman killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 6, 2008) - Numerous media reports have mischaracterized events in Tuesday's operation in Ad Dawr.
While conducting an intelligence-driven operation in pursuit of an al-Qaeda terrorist, Coalition forces approached the target house and, upon attempting entry, were confronted by a man who fired at the soldiers. The ground force returned fire, and the individual continued to fire at Coalition forces through a window, slightly wounding one soldier. The ground force called for the occupants of the house to come out multiple times, but were ignored.
Ground forces then entered the house and cleared the first two rooms without encountering any enemy. As forces entered a third room, an armed man was holding a woman as a human shield and aiming his weapon at the soldiers. Disregarding his personal safety, a soldier was able to push the woman aside and engage and kill the terrorist. [...]
MND-B Soldiers recover large cache (6 FEB)
BAGHDAD (Feb. 6, 2008) - Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers seized a large weapon and bomb making cache in Abu Ghraib, west of the Iraq Capital Feb. 4.
The Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment were conducting search operations in the area as part of an ongoing operation when the unit recovered 13 120 mm mortar rounds, 132 82 mm mortar rounds, 51 60 mm mortar rounds, three cans of 120 mm mortar fuses, 23 boxes of mortar fuses, three mortar sights, 35 82 mm mortar primers, six 60 mm mortar primers, 22 40 mm mortar primers, a 120 mm tube, 130 blasting caps, 30 rifle rocket-propelled grenades, 24 RPG warheads, an RPG sight, two bags of RPG propellant, 12 RPG propellants, four artillery fuses, four anti-personnel mines, two 57 mm rockets, 126 fragmentation grenades, three Russian grenades, 600 yards of detonation cord, a variety of machine guns, seven cell phones, four IED switches, 26 30 mm anti-aircraft rounds and 17 .50 cal rounds. [...]
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ANO Coalition Forces capture criminal element network facilitator The targeted individual reportedly trained criminals to perform attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces. He allegedly facilitated the training of numerous criminals in guerilla warfare. The wanted individual was also reported to be an associate of several other senior-level criminal element leaders who were involved in attacks on Coalition forces. Intelligence led ground forces to the target location where they captured the wanted individual without incident. [...] Al-Qaeda operations in northern Iraq disrupted; two killed, 17 detained Kirkuk academy graduates 1,325 police Tip leads MND-North Soldiers to bomb factory Defense Dept. announces Marine units for Afghanistan deployment Operation Phantom Phoenix: Pursuit of al-Qaeda continues Large cache, underground bunker system discovered during Operation Phantom Phoenix Coalition forces target al-Qaeda networks in Baghdad, Mosul; 15 detained MND-North Soldiers kill 4 extremists, destroy HBIED with air strikes No fatalities as two F/A-18s crash in Persian Gulf Troops target al-Qaeda in Iraq leadership; six suspects detained Three power projects completed, turned over In Basrah Afghan National Security Forces disrupted two major insurgent rings Coalition Forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq operations; five killed, 14 detainedThe "War News" series is comprised of items that the Lame Stream Media cannot make known to the General Public, for the obvious reasons.Iraqi Soldiers graduate leaders' course
FOB KALSU, Iraq (Jan. 17, 2008) -- Fifty-six Iraqi Soldiers stood alongside 18 Multi-National Division Center Noncommissioned officers at Forward Operating Base Kalsu Jan 15.
The Iraqi Soldiers comprised the first group to begin training at the new Task Force Marne NCO Academy, and the first-ever group of Iraqi Security Forces to attend a leaders' course. [...]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan 16, 2008) -- Coalition forces captured a suspected criminal network facilitator early Thursday during operations to disrupt criminal element networks in the Baghdad area.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan. 16, 2008) -- Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 17 suspects today during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in northern Iraq.
In Bi'aj, Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader for the network in the western region of Mosul. Reports indicate the wanted individual is a direct associate of numerous terrorist leaders, to include the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. The suspect allegedly has a history of terrorist activity that originated in Baghdad, and is believed to have been recently appointed to a leadership position in the region after the previous terrorist leader was killed. [...]
KIRKUK, Iraq (Jan. 14, 2008) -- A total of 1,325 Iraqi Police recruits graduated Jan. 9 during a ceremony at the Kirkuk Police Academy in northeastern Iraq.
In concert with Iraq's Emergency Services Recognition Day celebration, the IPs conducted a pass-in-review in front of their senior leadership representing Iraq's Police Force, Army, Emergency Services, and other departments within the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense. Kirkuk's city and provincial government officials were also in attendance. [...]
SAMARRA, Iraq (Jan. 15, 2008) -- Multi-National Division -- North Soldiers discovered a car bomb factory, terrorist command cell and large cache in the western desert of Salah ad Din province Jan. 8 as a result of tips from local citizens during Operation Phantom Phoenix, a countrywide effort to kill or capture al-Qaeda and other extremists.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) found an extensive enemy training camp, training manuals, video equipment, four vehicle-borne IEDs, 1,000 pounds of homemade explosives, 30 pressure plate road bombs and multiple mortar rounds. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 15, 2008) -- The Secretary of Defense has recommended and the President has approved the deployment of additional units to Afghanistan in the spring of 2008.
This extraordinary, one-time deployment involves approximately 3,200 personnel and will enable commanders in Afghanistan to enhance the training of increasingly-capable Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to build on the military successes of 2007 and to expand the gains of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will deploy approximately 2,200 service members under ISAF command to conduct full-spectrum operations to capitalize on recent ISAF and ANSF successes in providing a safe and secure environment for the Afghan people in which to rebuild their lives. This deployment, of approximately seven months duration, will temporarily fill a standing ISAF request for a maneuver force in southern Afghanistan. [...]
TIKRIT, Iraq (Jan. 13, 2008) -- Operation Iron Harvest - a division-level operation in support of Multi-National Corps - Iraq's Operation Phantom Phoenix - continues to pursue al Qaeda across four provinces of northern Iraq.
Within the first week of the operation, Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces have detained 193 suspected extremists, killed 60 suspected extremists and found 79 weapons caches. These caches included over 10,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, over 2,000 heavy machine gun rounds, over 4,000 pounds of home-made explosives, over 300 pounds of TNT, approximately 100 improvised explosive devices in various stages, over 300 blasting caps, over 50 pressure plates, over 2,000 feet of detonation cord and many other items.
Finding these caches continues to reduce extremists' ability to attack CF, ISF and Iraqi civilians. The discovery of 4,000 pounds of homemade explosives takes away the enemy's ability to build eight more massive vehicle bombs of the type that have been destroying Iraqi infrastructure and killing innocent Iraqis. [...]
TIKRIT, Iraq (Jan. 13, 2007) -- Coalition Forces discovered a complex cache site and underground bunker system inside a dense palm grove Jan. 12 near Esalwid, Iraq, during Operation Raider Harvest, a division-level operation that is part of the countrywide Operation Phantom Phoenix.
Soldiers of Company I, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, found the 70-meter complex, which included a sleeping building, a building for storing food and a building for constructing improvised explosive devices, as well as two underground living bunkers. [...]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan. 12, 2008) - Coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists today and Friday during operations targeting al Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq.
In Baghdad today, Coalition forces captured a suspected terrorist reportedly associated with the facilitation of explosive materials, vehicles and suicide bombers for use in terrorist operations throughout the capital city. The individual is believed to be a direct contact of the suspect detained Jan. 10 for his role in the network and his association with foreign terrorist facilitators, and al-Qaeda in Iraq and Ansar al-Sunna leadership (see MNF-I press release A080111b, "Coalition targets al-Qaeda leadership, media networks; two killed, 11 detained," dated Jan. 11, 2008). [...]
BAQUBA, Iraq (Jan. 11, 2007) -- Multi-National Division - North Soldiers killed four extremists and destroyed a house-borne improvised explosive device near Khan Bani Sa'ad, Iraq, with air strikes Jan. 6.
Soldiers of Troop B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, operating at Patrol Base Key West, spotted four men with RPGs and AK-47s operating in and around a nearby building. The Soldiers watched them unroll wire around the building, possibly setting it up to be a HBIED. [...]
PERSIAN GULF (NNS) -- Teams from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) rescued all three aviators after an F/A-18E and an F/A-18F that crashed during operations in the Persian Gulf Jan. 7.
The three aviators are safely back aboard the aircraft carrier, and are reported in good condition following an ejection.
The Super Hornets, from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, were providing en route close air support from Iraq when they crashed. CVW-3 is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. [...]
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists Jan. 6, 2008, during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq networks along the Tigris River Valley.
During an operation in Mosul, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed to be the deputy al-Qaeda in Iraq leader for the network operating in the city. Reports indicate the suspect is responsible for approving targets for terrorist attacks and previously served as a judge of an illegal court system involved in ordering and approving abductions and executions. [...]
BASRAH, Iraq - Army engineers continued their mission of helping the Government of Iraq jump start its electrical infrastructure by completing three essential power projects in the Gulf Region South district.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently turned the three 132kV electrical substations over to Iraqi authorities in the Basrah Province, according to Tom Eidson, head of engineering and construction at GRS.
The Iraqi people currently are enjoying more electricity than at any time in the past, Eidson said. As more and more electrical projects come to completion, he said, the Iraqi people have more electrical power available for greater lengths of time and, thus, enjoy a higher standard of living. [...]
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces, advised by Coalition forces, disrupted two major insurgent rings by arresting key facilitators responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against civilian and military targets Dec. 24, 2007.
The combined operations, led by Afghan National Police and Afghan Border Police units, were conducted in Kandahar and Paktya Provinces.
The first operation involved tracking and arresting an insurgent in Chamkani District, Paktya Province. The insurgent was suspected to be involved in a number of attacks against ANSF and Coalition forces operating in the area. [...]
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces killed five terrorists and detained 14 suspects during operations targeting al-Qaeda in central and northern Iraq Dec. 28, 2007.
During an operation north of Muqdadiyah, Coalition forces targeted associates of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network operating in the northeast region of the Diyala River Valley. Reports indicate the individuals are associated with the group of terrorists involved in numerous engagements with Coalition forces during recent operations in the region. [...]
War News
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Soldiers distribute wheelchairs
FOB RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq (Jan. 12, 2008) -- Villagers gathered as Iraqi Army Soldiers distributed wheelchairs to disabled Iraqi citizens in Schmook Village, Jan. 3.
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, handed out 50 wheelchairs to disabled Baghdad residents, many of whom are military veterans injured in the Iran-Iraq war, said Maj. Steve Smith of the 1st Bn., 4th Bde., 1st IA Div.Military Transition Team. [...]
Medical engagement a success in Abu Farris
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq (Jan. 14, 2008) - Gloomy weather did not deter Iraqi doctors, Iraqi Army medics and Coalition troops from holding a coordinated medical engagement in Abu Farris, Iraq, Jan. 12.
Some 665 citizens from four tribes in the surrounding area were treated for medical and dental issues at the CME. Coalition forces supervised the event, which was run by the IA with seven teams of Iraqi doctors. [...]
ANA provides assistance to Kunar villagers
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 13, 2008) - The Afghan National Army demonstrated flexibility in accomplishing missions at the behest of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as they provided humanitarian and medical assistance to hundreds of Anchagal villagers in Naray District here. [...]
ANA deliver infant saving mother, child
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Jan. 14, 2008) - The Afghan National Army's 207th Kandak, advised by Coalition forces, provided emergency medical assistance to save the lives of a mother and her newborn infant Jan. 10 in the remote village of Aji Kah in the Gozara District of Herat Province, Afghanistan. [...]
Church donates school supplies to Djibouti school
DJIBOUTI, Horn of Africa (Jan. 09, 2008) -- Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel took time out of their busy schedules to donate school supplies and clothing to Horsed Private School of English, Jan. 7.
The 35 boxes of supplies were sent by Living Waters Foursquare Church in Mooresville, N.C., to Army Staff Sgt. Rex Hipp, 1132nd Engineering Detachment well drilling team. Hipp is a member of the church's congregation who is currently wrapping up a one-year deployment in Djibouti. [...]
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian officials discuss environment
DJIBOUTI, Horn of Africa (Jan. 11, 2008) - The surgeon cell from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa met with the Djibouti Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and Environment, Jan. 8, to tour the base and surrounding area to see first-hand environmental concerns and address sanitation issues. [...]
Coalition, Afghan Soldiers save baby girl
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Jan. 9, 2008) Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition troops saved the life of a 1-year-old girl after she was badly burned falling into a fire used to heat her family's home in Lashkar Gah District in Helmand Province. [...]
Soldiers distribute wheelchairs
FOB RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq (Jan. 12, 2008) -- Villagers gathered as Iraqi Army Soldiers distributed wheelchairs to disabled Iraqi citizens in Schmook Village, Jan. 3.
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, handed out 50 wheelchairs to disabled Baghdad residents, many of whom are military veterans injured in the Iran-Iraq war, said Maj. Steve Smith of the 1st Bn., 4th Bde., 1st IA Div.Military Transition Team. [...]
Medical engagement a success in Abu Farris
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq (Jan. 14, 2008) - Gloomy weather did not deter Iraqi doctors, Iraqi Army medics and Coalition troops from holding a coordinated medical engagement in Abu Farris, Iraq, Jan. 12.
Some 665 citizens from four tribes in the surrounding area were treated for medical and dental issues at the CME. Coalition forces supervised the event, which was run by the IA with seven teams of Iraqi doctors. [...]
ANA provides assistance to Kunar villagers
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 13, 2008) - The Afghan National Army demonstrated flexibility in accomplishing missions at the behest of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as they provided humanitarian and medical assistance to hundreds of Anchagal villagers in Naray District here. [...]
ANA deliver infant saving mother, child
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Jan. 14, 2008) - The Afghan National Army's 207th Kandak, advised by Coalition forces, provided emergency medical assistance to save the lives of a mother and her newborn infant Jan. 10 in the remote village of Aji Kah in the Gozara District of Herat Province, Afghanistan. [...]
Church donates school supplies to Djibouti school
DJIBOUTI, Horn of Africa (Jan. 09, 2008) -- Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel took time out of their busy schedules to donate school supplies and clothing to Horsed Private School of English, Jan. 7.
The 35 boxes of supplies were sent by Living Waters Foursquare Church in Mooresville, N.C., to Army Staff Sgt. Rex Hipp, 1132nd Engineering Detachment well drilling team. Hipp is a member of the church's congregation who is currently wrapping up a one-year deployment in Djibouti. [...]
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian officials discuss environment
DJIBOUTI, Horn of Africa (Jan. 11, 2008) - The surgeon cell from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa met with the Djibouti Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and Environment, Jan. 8, to tour the base and surrounding area to see first-hand environmental concerns and address sanitation issues. [...]
Coalition, Afghan Soldiers save baby girl
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Jan. 9, 2008) Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition troops saved the life of a 1-year-old girl after she was badly burned falling into a fire used to heat her family's home in Lashkar Gah District in Helmand Province. [...]
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