Articles 12.11.2004
Updated 14:30 cst
An AFP article discusses the isolation of U.S. Forces in Ramadi. Officers of the 1-503rd are interviewed in the article. Politically, U.S. forces are isolated in that they currently have no contact with local officials in Ramadi, who are fearful for their safety, and the entire police force resigned en masse rather than try to enforce the martial law decreed by interim Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi last month. Physically, the battalion is isolated in that all of their resources (food, water, energy sources, etc) are brought in from other locations, and patrols are regularly harrased when they leave their compound.
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Posted 09:00 cst
The Orlando Sentinel and Daytona Beach News-Journal have articles on Sgt. Arthur C. Williams, IV, who was killed in Ramadi on 12.8.2004. Sgt. Williams was a minefield warfare specialist and squad leader. He joined the Army straight out of high school, and had hoped to study engineering or architecture upon his retirement. Sgt. Williams was married, with no children.
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A Department of Defense news story reports on a professional WWE wrestler, Mick Foley, who regularly visits with wounded troops at Walter Reed Hospital. A 2nd BCT soldier is quoted in the article: "It's good to hear somebody say we're rooting for you and care about you," said Army Pfc. Jeremiah Holler, a member of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Korea, who received back injuries in Kuwait. "It feels good."
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An Associated Press article reports on an ambush in Ramadi near a hospital. U.S. Officials said shots were fired from windows in the hospital. Hospital officials deny the claim. The U.S. forces suffered no casualties in the ambush. The article also indicates U.S. forces found and detonated a large cache of weapons in a Ramadi suburb. A Multinational Force Iraq news release has details on the hospital ambush, and a separate release covers the detonated weapons cache.
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The London Times, UK, has a critical story on the methods and challenges US forces face in searching for insurgents door-to-door. The article follows soldiers of the 1-9th Infantry in the town of Zangora, northeast of Ramadi. The article also indicates that the 1-9th was involved in street fighting in the November offensive in Fallujah.
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Humvees no match for crude bombs
- NY Times (reg req'd): Armor scarce for big trucks transporting cargo in Iraq
An AFP article discusses the isolation of U.S. Forces in Ramadi. Officers of the 1-503rd are interviewed in the article. Politically, U.S. forces are isolated in that they currently have no contact with local officials in Ramadi, who are fearful for their safety, and the entire police force resigned en masse rather than try to enforce the martial law decreed by interim Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi last month. Physically, the battalion is isolated in that all of their resources (food, water, energy sources, etc) are brought in from other locations, and patrols are regularly harrased when they leave their compound.
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Posted 09:00 cst
The Orlando Sentinel and Daytona Beach News-Journal have articles on Sgt. Arthur C. Williams, IV, who was killed in Ramadi on 12.8.2004. Sgt. Williams was a minefield warfare specialist and squad leader. He joined the Army straight out of high school, and had hoped to study engineering or architecture upon his retirement. Sgt. Williams was married, with no children.
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A Department of Defense news story reports on a professional WWE wrestler, Mick Foley, who regularly visits with wounded troops at Walter Reed Hospital. A 2nd BCT soldier is quoted in the article: "It's good to hear somebody say we're rooting for you and care about you," said Army Pfc. Jeremiah Holler, a member of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Korea, who received back injuries in Kuwait. "It feels good."
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An Associated Press article reports on an ambush in Ramadi near a hospital. U.S. Officials said shots were fired from windows in the hospital. Hospital officials deny the claim. The U.S. forces suffered no casualties in the ambush. The article also indicates U.S. forces found and detonated a large cache of weapons in a Ramadi suburb. A Multinational Force Iraq news release has details on the hospital ambush, and a separate release covers the detonated weapons cache.
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The London Times, UK, has a critical story on the methods and challenges US forces face in searching for insurgents door-to-door. The article follows soldiers of the 1-9th Infantry in the town of Zangora, northeast of Ramadi. The article also indicates that the 1-9th was involved in street fighting in the November offensive in Fallujah.
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Humvees no match for crude bombs
- NY Times (reg req'd): Armor scarce for big trucks transporting cargo in Iraq
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