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Water for the Farms of Numaniyah
The Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, escorted by members of Company H, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment held a meeting with local farmers in the Numaniyah area Sunday. The farmers recently received new water pumps that pull water from a nearby river into a canal to irrigate local farmland. The meeting was an opportunity for PRT members and US Forces to see the pumps in action and also discuss future management of the pump station. “The operation … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Water for Muthanna province
The Muthanna province in southern Iraq is a vast area, sparsely populated and dominated by wide expanses of desert. Life here remains much the same as it has for centuries. Bedouin tribes herd camels while subsistence farmers scratch out a living in the harsh landscape. The people of Muthanna are particularly hard hit by geography, living near the end of river flows obstructed further north by dams constructed under the regime of Saddam Hussein and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Everybody’s got to eat their vegetables
It didn’t cost a lot of money. It’s not very long. But this new canal will make a difference in the lives of hundreds of Iraqis in Anbar Province. Sagrah is a small, impoverished oasis in Iraq’s western Anbar province. The landscape is flat, cold and dry, and the small town has one hospital, but no emergency room. Friendly waves greet the Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces as they patrol the neighborhoods where old men sit on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Marines, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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