America's North Shore Journal

For the last year, the country’s second largest city has been experiencing something it hasn’t known since the war began… safer streets. Prior to January 2008, Basrah was known for being a dangerous city to live in; corruption and fear had been an everyday part of life for its citizens. During an operation early last year, the 6th Regional Commando Battalion, along with the aid of coalition forces, took action to make Basrah a safer place. “The city had become so bad that almost everyone except the RCB had given up on fighting the enemy,” the 6th RCB commander said. “The 6th RCB continually pushed forward and did missions to clear the streets in order to control the city.” According to the commander, one of the biggest milestones in the operation was when … Read entire article »