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The Government of Iraq, with a few Coalition forces, reached out to the Lahijia tribe, a sub tribe of the Abbu Muhammed tribe, of Iraq’s Marsh Arabs near Basra Nov. 2. The humanitarian aid mission was led by the Iraqi Army, provincial councils, local veterinarians and community leaders. It was supported by a small group of British and American forces, and is part of a bigger GoI program to reach out to the marsh area’s population and include them in the Government of Iraq. “The mission was to treat the people of the Rota village near Basra,” said Yousif Yousif, physician, Iraqi advisory task force, 44th Medical Command. “We saw about 450 men, women and children. Most of the cases were simple.” … Read entire article »