America's North Shore Journal

Continuing my coverage of the rebuilding of the Iraqi chicken industry… Before the war, numerous areas in Iraq thrived off the chicken industry. Hawr Rajab, Arab Jabour and Adwaniyah all had prosperous chicken markets. “Historically, this was the largest chicken-producing area in Iraq,” said Capt. Michael Lenart, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-3 Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. Insurgent violence ravaged the industry. Chicken coops and pens were used by insurgents as … Read entire article »