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Daughters of Iraq Training Continues

June 19th, 2009 | Comments Off

Daughters of Iraq Training Continues

Loud chatter filled the room as ten women from the Daughters of Iraq (DoI) gathered at an old high school in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, to train new-hires, update information in the U.S. forces database and discuss present conditions with U.S. Army officers, June 12. The DoI female security program, an unarmed spin-off of the Sons of Iraq, started in October 2008. They work with the Iraqi Police to search women at checkpoints in an attempt … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Sons of Iraq Status Update

January 8th, 2009 | Comments Off

Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Kulmayer, Chief of Reconciliation and Engagement, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. He discussed the on-going transfer of the Sons of Iraq [SoI] to the Iraqi government. The Sons of Iraq is a program developed by Coalition forces based upon the success seen in al Anbar Province with the Anbar Awakening. The Awakening was a largely volunteer effort that predated the SoI progam by nearly a year. The SoI were locals who were recruited for infrastructure security duties within their community. They use their personal weapons and guard buildings, operate security checkpoints and patrol highways. At its height, the SoI program employed 94,000 men in 9 provinces. Some 800 contracts were in place allowing these SoI to be paid by the Coalition. Overall hiring … Read entire article »

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Daughters of Iraq Graduate in Diyala

July 14th, 2008 | Comments Off

The continuing empowerment of women in Iraq. Iraqi women graduated from a security training course at the Alabarrah Police Station in the Diyala Province of Iraq to become members of the Daughters of Iraq July 13. One-hundred-and-thirty women attended the course and 70 represented them at the graduation. Several Iraqi children celebrated the occasion by joyfully belting out the Iraqi National Anthem to a crowd of women ready to assist with the protection of their nation. “We have seen some courageous, strong women stand up and volunteer for this training to help defend their country,” said Lt. Col. Robert McAleer, commander, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, as he addressed the crowd of graduates. The Daughters of Iraq is a sister organization to the Sons of Iraq that seeks to employ more Iraqi women … Read entire article »

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NW Baghdad Adds Daughters of Iraq

May 28th, 2008 | Comments Off

As part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Task Force Rogue worked with the Sons of Iraq to thwart criminal activity in the Al Mansour District of northwest Baghdad for 13 months. Now the plan is to add women to the ranks. On, May 17, 31 women from the Adil and Jamia neighborhoods of northwest Baghdad began training to become part of the Daughters of Iraq. The 10-day training program was held at the Joint Security Station in Adil. There Soldiers incorporated hands-on-instruction with classroom activities to teach women basic military skills. The women learned how to search rooms, how to handle Kalashnikov rifles and how to identify the threat of a suicide bomber. The program was designed to give women the skills necessary to conduct operations alongside their … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror