Articles 1.6.2005
updated 17:00 cst
The Multi-National Force Iraq web-page carries 8 pictures of a 1.5.2004 humanitarian mission conducted by the 1/9th infantry and Marines of the 1st Marine Division. The mission to provide food and blankets to "the local Iraqi people south of the town of Ar Ramadi" was dubbed Operation Robin Hood. A recent MNF press release indicated the 1/9th and Marine Detachment 3, 4th Civil Affairs Group, brought aid to the Al Taash refugee camp, southwest of Ramadi, on 1.2.2005, apparently a separate event.
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The NY Times (reg req'd) reports that Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, the commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, indicated that military operations will be stepped up to make four Iraq provinces safe enough for the upcoming election. One of the four provinces is Anbar, where the 2nd BCT operates. Lt. Gen Metz also indicated that "American and Iraqi forces had been attacked an average of about 70 times a day in the past week. He said he expected the number of such attacks to climb to about 85 a day as the election nears."
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posted 09:00 cst
The Harselle Enquirer, AL, printed the response of two 2nd BCT soldiers who received care packages from a local Elementary School. Sgt. Michael Tally, and Robert Sprague (rank not given), of the 1-506th, wrote very nice and touching thank you letters that were read aloud over the school's intercom on the last school day before Christmas.
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The BBC, UK, and London Telegraph, have articles on a British citizen who is being held at the Abu Ghraib prison. The unidentified man, who was born in Pakistan, was captured by Marines in Ramadi on 12.7.2004. During the arrest, "American troops exchanged fire with a group of suspected militants caught moving an arsenal of Kalashnikov rifles between two houses.Several people were arrested and the unarmed Briton is thought to have told his captors he was a peaceworker. But tests revealed traces of explosives on his hands and he has since been moved from a base in Ramadi to Abu Ghraib."
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Other articles from the region:
- Guardian, UK: Pressure mounts for Iraqi election delay
- LA Times (reg req'd): Allawi Again Rejects Calls to Delay Vote
- Associated Press: Official Says 30,000 Terrorists in Iraq
- CNN.com: U.S. to deploy 35,000 troops in Baghdad for elections
- LA Times (reg req'd): Marine father and son to serve in Iraq together
- Christian Science Monitor: As troops return home, a changing of the Guard
- USA Today: Fallujans reluctant to go home, despite aid
The Multi-National Force Iraq web-page carries 8 pictures of a 1.5.2004 humanitarian mission conducted by the 1/9th infantry and Marines of the 1st Marine Division. The mission to provide food and blankets to "the local Iraqi people south of the town of Ar Ramadi" was dubbed Operation Robin Hood. A recent MNF press release indicated the 1/9th and Marine Detachment 3, 4th Civil Affairs Group, brought aid to the Al Taash refugee camp, southwest of Ramadi, on 1.2.2005, apparently a separate event.
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The NY Times (reg req'd) reports that Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, the commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, indicated that military operations will be stepped up to make four Iraq provinces safe enough for the upcoming election. One of the four provinces is Anbar, where the 2nd BCT operates. Lt. Gen Metz also indicated that "American and Iraqi forces had been attacked an average of about 70 times a day in the past week. He said he expected the number of such attacks to climb to about 85 a day as the election nears."
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posted 09:00 cst
The Harselle Enquirer, AL, printed the response of two 2nd BCT soldiers who received care packages from a local Elementary School. Sgt. Michael Tally, and Robert Sprague (rank not given), of the 1-506th, wrote very nice and touching thank you letters that were read aloud over the school's intercom on the last school day before Christmas.
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The BBC, UK, and London Telegraph, have articles on a British citizen who is being held at the Abu Ghraib prison. The unidentified man, who was born in Pakistan, was captured by Marines in Ramadi on 12.7.2004. During the arrest, "American troops exchanged fire with a group of suspected militants caught moving an arsenal of Kalashnikov rifles between two houses.Several people were arrested and the unarmed Briton is thought to have told his captors he was a peaceworker. But tests revealed traces of explosives on his hands and he has since been moved from a base in Ramadi to Abu Ghraib."
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Other articles from the region:
- Guardian, UK: Pressure mounts for Iraqi election delay
- LA Times (reg req'd): Allawi Again Rejects Calls to Delay Vote
- Associated Press: Official Says 30,000 Terrorists in Iraq
- CNN.com: U.S. to deploy 35,000 troops in Baghdad for elections
- LA Times (reg req'd): Marine father and son to serve in Iraq together
- Christian Science Monitor: As troops return home, a changing of the Guard
- USA Today: Fallujans reluctant to go home, despite aid
posted by Ryan Kirk @ 6:42 AM
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