Jul 31st, 2007
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Coalition Forces captured what are believed to be terrorists with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) from Iran in a raid Tuesday [July 31 2007] in Shulah.
Coalition Forces received sustained small arms and rocket propelled grenade (RPG) fire from terrorists during a precision raid to capture or kill operatives with connections to [...]
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By Sgt. 1st Class Rick Emert, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – For just one day, a 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, lieutenant hung up her hat as a company executive officer and tried the hat of brigade commander on [...]
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Two key towns were held captive by a terrorist threat in the Diyala province, effectively blocking a supply route for many citizens in the Diyala River Valley.
As the anti-Iraqi forces continued to terrorize the towns, many of the citizens were displaced and became refugees in the nearby town of Anbakia, overpopulating the town and creating [...]
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U.S., Iraqi troops rescue 24 abused boys from orphanage
U.S. and Iraqi army forces found 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15 years old, in a darkened room without any windows. Many of the children were tied to their beds and were too weak to stand once released.
Nearby in a locked room, [...]
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By Pfc. Nathaniel Smith, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Seven weeks ago, the citizens of east Doura couldn’t walk down 35th Street. Seven weeks ago, there would have been an explosive or gunfire waiting for them.
Seven weeks ago, the Raiders weren’t in the area.
That’s how long the Soldiers of [...]
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By Army 1st Lt. Kenya Virginia Saenz, Task Force Pacemaker Public Affairs Office
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan – Army engineers completed repairs to an aged levee in the Sira Qala village of Sharan District in Paktika province July 10.
Heavy rains in the past month destroyed crops and collates, which are Afghan mud houses, in the [...]
Jul 30th, 2007
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Multi-National Division-Baghdad Apache helicopter crews located and engaged enemy rocket launchers at approximately 3 p.m. July 29 in northern Baghdad.
The crew reported finding 10 rocket-launching systems in an open area, possibly the same area from which a July 29 rocket attack was launched on the International Zone.
“Detailed reconnaissance and demonstrated aerial skills by the air [...]
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By Sgt. Robert Yde, 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
BAGHDAD, Iraq – After more than eight months of being nothing more than an empty building at the Baghdad Zoo in Zawra Park, the zoo’s aquarium was reopened July 23.
Reopening the aquarium was just one of several ongoing projects that Soldiers with [...]
Army Commendation Medal for Valor
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By Spc. Courtney Marulli, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq—Being a line medic is more than just being the “doc” in the group. It takes a person who knowingly goes into a hailstorm of bullets to come to the aid of a fallen comrade.
One [...]