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Finding Solutions for Displaced Kurds
Task Force Marne Deputy Commanding General Support, Brig. Gen. Tom Vandal, has made several visits to internally displaced persons camps in Kurdistan and has met with government officials to assist the families who reside in those camps. Hundreds of families along Iraq’s borders have taken refuge in internally displaced persons camps throughout the past eight years of conflict. The government of Iraq and the Kurdish regional government are looking for long-term solutions, but currently humanitarian support … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Resting at Habur Gate
As convoys escort trucks across the border between Turkey and Iraq, Soldiers take advantage of one of Iraq’s most accommodating cities to rest between missions. Service members and local nationals at Habur Gate operate a former hotel building, converted into a place where Soldiers eat, sleep, relax and recover while they wait for their next convoy mission. “[Our] mission is to provide communication for the convoys coming in and out of [Contingency Operating Location] Q-West and other parts of Iraq … [give Soldiers] a resting home for overnight stays and make sure everybody gets supplies,” said Pfc. Andre R. Taylor, a central processing mode operator with the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), out of Fort Hood, Texas. “Convoys stop here to pick up their trucks from the [Movement Control Team] … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
From Decrepit to Impressive in Kurdistan
It seems like in many developing countries, groups like orphans and the elderly are almost forgotten about and little attention is paid to them. But not in Iraq. Here, the Kurdistan regional government and the United States Corps of Engineers clearly understand the importance of helping those in need in the Erbil area. In the heart of the city stood a dilapidated orphanage built in the mid-1960s. The building was a mere structure for the orphans to call home. But in 2007, nearly 40 years after the orphanage opened, the KRG along with USACE closed down the facility, and paved way for a new center for orphans and the elderly, dubbed the Erbil orphanage & senior center. “This is a packaged project consisting of an administration building, a multipurpose center and resident … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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