Articles 11.18.2004

The Phillipine Daily Inquirer has an article on Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune (of the 2-17th Field Artillery) a Filipino-American who was killed in Ramadi on 10.29.2004. Sgt. Fortune's mother lives in the Philippines, and he spent most of his childhood years in the country.
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A 10.21.2004 article from NBC News follows a marine logistics convoy transporting food and other materials between the various bases in Ramadi.
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To follow up on the news of multiple battalions in Ramadi, the original transcript from the 11.15.2004 press briefing with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force operations Officer, Col. Mike Regner, is available from the DoD. There are two battalions in Ramadi.
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Articles on the Sunni Triange:
- News Telegraph, UK: US troops battle insurgents in Ramadi
- LA Times (reg req'd): Fighting flares around Iraq, including in Ramadi
- LA Times (reg req'd): On Capitol Hill, Military Warns of Being Under Strain
- NY Times (reg req'd): Rebels mount attacks in northern and central Iraq
- NY Times (reg req'd): Marine Officers See Risk in Cuts in Fallujah Force
- Chicago tribune(reg req'd):US reservists start to repair Fallujah
- Washington Post (reg req'd)Fallujah residents emerge
- Christian Science Monitor:US troops shift to relief effort in Fallujah