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Date: Jan 24, 2009 1:10 PM
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Combined operations clear weaons from the streets of Baghdad's Rashid district
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers found weapons in Baghdad’s Rashid district Jan 23. Airmen from Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, partnered with the Arab Jabour Iraqi Police, notified Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., of a bomb in the Arab Jabour community at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Iraqi SWAT destroys weapons cache
BALAD, Iraq – Tikrit Special Weapons and Tactics recovered a weapons cache during an operation Jan. 21 north of Tikrit, Iraq. The cache consisted of 122 155 mm rounds, six 80 mm rounds, six 122 mm artillery rounds, a 20 mm anti-armor round, 11 155 mm fuses, two 155 mm proximity fuses, an 80 mm mortar round and two mortar tubes.
New Facility Pours Needed Water Into Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Jan. 23, 2009 – A ceremony marked the official opening of a new water treatment facility that will deliver much-needed fresh water to the people of northeastern Baghdad.
‘Helping A Hero’ Donates Homes to Wounded Soldiers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2009 – Army Spc. Sergio Trejo always dreamed of owning his own home. But after he was injured by a homemade bomb during his second tour of duty in Iraq, he said he felt his dream was out of reach. The explosion left him with a broken back, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Deployed Soldiers Get a ‘Troop Cave’ with Creature Comforts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2009 – “Kuwait” and “all the comforts of home” are phrases rarely uttered in the same sentence, but a “Man Caves” makeover at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, will show that sometimes the improbable can happen.
Report Charts Continued Progress in Iraq
WASHINGTON — The lack of essential services has replaced security as the major concern in Iraq, pointing to the progress the country has been making, according to a Defense Department report released this month.
US Marines ready to deploy up to 20,000 troops to Afghanistan
Up to 20,000 US Marines could be deployed to Afghanistan after an expected Marine withdrawal from Iraq within six to eight months, Marine Commandant James Conway said Friday.
Activist: 'Where's the fence?'
The Department of Homeland Security has built fewer than 200 miles of fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, not the 526 miles claimed by DHS and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, according to Glenn Spencer, founder of the watchdog group American Border Patrol.
Iran in scramble for fresh uranium supplies
Western powers believe that Iran is running short of the raw material required to manufacture nuclear weapons, triggering an international race to prevent it from importing more, The Times has learnt.
Pakistan urges Obama to halt missile attacks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan urged President Barack Obama to halt U.S. missile strikes on al-Qaida strongholds near the Afghan border, saying Saturday that civilians were killed the previous day in the first attacks since Obama's inauguration.
Icelandic government becomes first to be brought down by the credit crunch
The government of Iceland today became the first to be effectively brought down by the credit crunch. After several nights of rioting over the financial crisis, Prime Minister Geir Haarde, surrendered to increasing pressure and called a general election for May.
Hamas slammed for 'monstrous' use of civilians
HERZLIYA, Israel – In the aftermath of Israel's three-week offensive targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip, reports are emerging of how the terrorists used civilians during the conflict.
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