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Iraqi, U. S. Forces in Baghdad Seize Weapons, Arrest 12
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2009 – Iraqi security forces and U.S. troops seized multiple weapons caches and arrested 12 suspects in and around Baghdad over the past three days, military officials reported.
NP, MND-B Soldiers confiscate Iraqi, U. S. currency, weapons from suspected IED-making factory in Karadah
BAGHDAD — National Policemen from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st NP Division, conducting combined operations with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, discovered a large amount of Iraqi and U.S. currency in a potato chip factory in Baghdad’s Karadah district Jan. 21.
ISF, MND-B Soldiers find weapons cache in Kadhamiyah
BAGHDAD — During combined operations Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers confiscated a number of weapons Jan. 20 in Baghdad’s Shulla neighborhood.
Ministry of Defense Opens Military Hospital & Prosthetics Clinic for Wounded Warriors
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MoD) took a giant leap forward in improving health care for its wounded warriors with the grand opening of the Military Hospital and Prosthetics Clinic in Muthana, Jan. 19.
Sadr City Water Treatment Facility Flows
BAGHDAD — Tribal leaders, Sadr City council members, Iraqi workers and engineers, and members of the Baghdad Water Authority gathered at the Sadr City Rusafa Water Treatment Facility in the Hay Ur neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah district to witness the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Baghdad’s mayor officially open this modern facility, Jan. 21.
Bridge Reopening Reunites Tribe
BAGHDAD — Leaders from the Iraqi Army, local shaykhs and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers participated in a bridge reopening ceremony in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, Jan. 18.
U. S. Military Signs Over Camp Ramadi to Iraqis
RAMADI, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2009 – U.S. military officials signed over Camp Ramadi to the Iraqi government Jan. 20, signifying another step toward increased Iraqi responsibility and control.
Coalition Kills Two Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2009 – Coalition forces killed 22 armed militants, including two Taliban leaders, and captured 11 in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Jan. 19, military officials reported.
Face of Defense: Deployed Soldier Keeps Wheels Turning in Iraq
CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2009 – A winter rain from the previous night had turned the camp here into a pool of sticky mud. Soldiers wearing waterproof boots walked gingerly through the slosh as they made their way to work, and traffic moved slowly over a slick surface.
Troops kill around 30 insurgents in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) — Afghan and international forces said Thursday they had killed around 30 militants in Afghanistan, 22 of them in NATO air strikes after a patrol was attacked near the Pakistan border.
Obama turns to Guantanamo, foreign policy Thurs.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is ready to trumpet Hillary Rodham Clinton's installation as secretary of state while turning to veteran politician and dealmaker George Mitchell to guide the new administration through the Mideast thicket.
$1 billion allocated for batteries
How about spending a billion dollars on batteries? After all, they are "advanced.
" The idea – part of the proposed $850 billion economic stimulus package under consideration in Congress – is one of the reasons for the establishment of a new website, ReadTheStimulus. org, which is trying to collect volunteers to analyze the dollars and cents written into the 300-plus-page plan.
Illinois moment of silence ruled unconstitutional
CHICAGO – A federal judge has ruled that a state law requiring a moment of silence in public schools across Illinois is unconstitutional, saying it crosses the line separating church and state.
Tijuana off-limits to U. S. Marines
LOS ANGELES — For tens of thousands of U.S. Marines in Southern California, new orders from the brass amount to: Baghdad si, Tijuana no. Citing a wave of violence and murder in Mexico, the commanding officer of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton has made the popular military "R&R" destinations of Tijuana and nearby beaches effectively off-limits for his Marines.
Nashville may make English official language
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville could become the largest U.S. city to make English the mandatory language for all government business under a measure up being put before voters Thursday, but critics say it might invite lawsuits and even cost the city millions in federal funding.
Al-Qaeda cell killed by Black Death 'was developing biological weapons'
The group of 40 terrorists were reported to have been killed by the plague at a training camp in Algeria earlier this month. It was initially believed that they could have caught the disease through fleas on rats attracted by poor living conditions in their forest hideout.
Dutch politician faces charges over anti-Islam film
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (CNN) -- Dutch authorities will file charges against a lawmaker for inciting religious hatred in speeches and a film he made about Islam last year, an Amsterdam district prosecutor told CNN Wednesday.
Icelandic police tear gas protesters
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Police used tear gas to break up an angry protest outside Iceland's parliament early Thursday, and two officers were hospitalized after being hit by rocks, the force said.
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