Articles 1.3.2005
A Multi-National Force Iraq press release contains a few more details on the raids in Khalidiyah. Soldiers of the 2nd BCT "detained 63 individuals during the course of several raids Jan. 1 in the vicinity... The Soldiers also confiscated a safe containing 1 million Dinar and US$700. Insurgent propaganda, that included pamphlets soliciting local business owners and detailing their responsibilities for cooperating with the insurgency, was also discovered." No specific unit was given.
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The Toledo Blade, OH, carries an article on 7 area families who lost a relative in the war in Iraq, including 2 2nd BCT soldiers. Pfc. Dennis Miller, Jr., of the 2-72nd Armor, was killed on 11.10.2004 when his tank was ambushed by insurgents. Pfc. Jason Sparks, of the 1-503rd was killed on 9.8.2004 near Fallujah. Pfc. Sparks father was interviewed in the article:
"The young man's father, Scott Sparks, hopes people will remember his son's ebullient personality. "His legacy is probably that he was just so well-liked," Mr. Sparks said. "He touched so many lives in very positive ways."The death of Private Sparks hasn't changed his father's opinion of the war. The elder Sparks served in 2003 with the 179th Airlift Wing in Kuwait. "I feel it's important that we finish the job, but I also think it's important that we start reporting the good things that are happening over there." He pointed out how American troops are helping to rebuild Iraq, including schools."
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A Knight Ridder article discusses the upcoming election and claims that the Sunni population may sit out the upcoming election. One quote: "there are neither voter registration centers nor any registered voters in the Sunni strongholds of Fallujah and Ramadi, according to the Independent Electoral Commission, which is in charge of the Jan. 30 election." An LA Times article on the election says the provinces of Nineveh (which contains Mosul) and Anbar (which contains Fallujah and Ramadi) will allow voters to "establish their credentials on the day of balloting". Thus, the participation in those two regions won't be known until the election day.
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Militants' Campaign Twists Logistics of Iraq Election
- NY Times (reg req'd): Rebels Press Their Campaign to Disrupt Iraqi Election
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Iraqi Officials Cite Rise Of Interest in Elections
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The Toledo Blade, OH, carries an article on 7 area families who lost a relative in the war in Iraq, including 2 2nd BCT soldiers. Pfc. Dennis Miller, Jr., of the 2-72nd Armor, was killed on 11.10.2004 when his tank was ambushed by insurgents. Pfc. Jason Sparks, of the 1-503rd was killed on 9.8.2004 near Fallujah. Pfc. Sparks father was interviewed in the article:
"The young man's father, Scott Sparks, hopes people will remember his son's ebullient personality. "His legacy is probably that he was just so well-liked," Mr. Sparks said. "He touched so many lives in very positive ways."The death of Private Sparks hasn't changed his father's opinion of the war. The elder Sparks served in 2003 with the 179th Airlift Wing in Kuwait. "I feel it's important that we finish the job, but I also think it's important that we start reporting the good things that are happening over there." He pointed out how American troops are helping to rebuild Iraq, including schools."
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A Knight Ridder article discusses the upcoming election and claims that the Sunni population may sit out the upcoming election. One quote: "there are neither voter registration centers nor any registered voters in the Sunni strongholds of Fallujah and Ramadi, according to the Independent Electoral Commission, which is in charge of the Jan. 30 election." An LA Times article on the election says the provinces of Nineveh (which contains Mosul) and Anbar (which contains Fallujah and Ramadi) will allow voters to "establish their credentials on the day of balloting". Thus, the participation in those two regions won't be known until the election day.
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Militants' Campaign Twists Logistics of Iraq Election
- NY Times (reg req'd): Rebels Press Their Campaign to Disrupt Iraqi Election
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Iraqi Officials Cite Rise Of Interest in Elections
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