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Iraqi Women Open Bazaar
Women of the Mahmudiyah Qada filled tables with homemade products and Iraqi souvenirs during a special bazaar on Forward Operation Base Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, Feb 17. Sponsored by Soldiers of Task Force 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, the innovative event gave troops stationed on the southern base the opportunity to purchase items and assist neighboring Iraqi families at the same time. “This is a great way for local women to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Iraqi Women Graduate Literacy Course
One hundred women graduated from an adult literacy course at Al-Sharquia Secondary School for Girls in the Karadah security district of eastern Baghdad Dec. 4. The graduates, their family members and other ceremony attendees gathered to celebrate what was the first of potentially many successful adult literacy classes. “This is the first step of many that the Iraqi government has taken to ensure economic growth in the Karadah district,†said Capt. Sean O’Brien, non-lethal effects coordinator with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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