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Citizen tip leads NPs, Soldiers to human remains
National Police officers and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers found human remains at a site near a combat outpost in the Kamaliyah area of eastern Baghdad June 3 after receiving a tip from a local citizen. National Policemen from 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division, and Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, found the site that consisted of 10 to 12 bodies in a water-filled well-like grave. Based on the varying states of decay, it appears that the remains are approximately two years old. Iraqi Police officials are investigating the incident. “Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the Iraqi citizens found in this despicable grave,†said Maj. Joey Sullinger, a spokesperson for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. “Criminals and extremists … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
SoI’s Resolve in Hawijah
When the cowards kill us, they give us more reasons to go forward Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, greets Capt. Quinn Eddy, commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division during a recent visit. Ali, a Sons of Iraq leader in Hawijah, Iraq, shot and killed a suicide bomber, Apr. 2, who was attempting to assassinate him. Khalaf Ibrahim Ali had just finished checking up on his fellow Sons of Iraq around the city. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, Surge 2007, War on Terror
Keeping the Peace
“We got a guy with an AK-47 400 meters from your position,†crackled over the patrol leader’s radio. Chief Warrant Officer Byung Kim, a Marine from Alexander, Virginia shouted for everyone to “Get down.†Kim was leading a group of 20 Afghan national army soldiers up a mountain to Combat Outpost Warheit in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, when the report came over his radio March 2. Kim and the Afghan national army works with Bravo Troop, 1st … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Attacks from Sadr City strike Baghdad
Terrorists launched 12 combined mortar and rocket attacks attacks into Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s operational environment beginning at approximately 6 a.m. March 25. Among the multiple attacks were 107 mm rockets were fired toward Baghdad’s International Zone, 81 mm mortars were fired at Forward Operating Base Falcon, 107 mm rockets were fired at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah, 60 mm mortars were fired at Joint Security Station Thawra 1, and 60 mm mortars were fired at Joint Security Station SUJ. The attacks resulted in limited civilian injuries and minor damage to buildings and vehicles. “Extremists continue to fire indiscriminately from the vicinity of Sadr City putting the residents of Baghdad at risk,†said Col. Allen Batschelet, chief of staff, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. “The vast majority of Iraqis want security and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Surge 2007, War on Terror
Rats Run, Cannot Hide
AQI running like the cowards they are. MNF-I (Story by Fred W. Baker III, American Forces Press Service) A surge in military operations and a shift in local support in northern Iraq has driven many al Qaeda fighters out of cities that once provided them safe haven and into the desert, or even out of the country, a commander in the region said Monday. Citizens in the four-province region of Multi-National Division – North have begun shifting their support … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, Surge 2007, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
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