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Barriers Come Down in Samarra
March 4th, 2011 | Comments Off
Two days before the fifth anniversary of the bombing of Al Askari “Golden” Mosque, the security barriers protecting one of the holiest Shia shrines in Iraq came down. “This is a great day for Samarra, and a great day for all of Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Andy Preston, commander, Task Force 2-11, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. “I’m happy for the citizens of Samarra, who will finally see … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
News from Iraq you might miss
August 11th, 2009 | Comments Off
Iraq prepares for H1N1 flu pandemic Doctors in Salah ad Din province are taking the threat of H1N1 seriously. They are taking no chances in preparing for pandemic influenza. “They view it as a serious problem,†said Dr. Marcus, an advisor for the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team. With the announcement of the global flu pandemic and growing fears of an H1N1 outbreak within the country, the doctors in Salah ad Din province took action. Weeks of clinical preparations, public health announcements and professional preparations culminated in the mid-July provincial H1N1 Influenza summit in Tikrit, Iraq. Six leading physicians from the Tikrit University College of Medicine, the Tikrit Teaching Hospital and the Salah ad Din Health Directorate, along with an American preventive medicine physician from the US military, presented on topics that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Influenza, Iraq, Medicine, Pandemic, Rebuilding, Swine Flu, War on Terror
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