April 17, 2008

Well pumps clean water for Zambraniya, Bayjia

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (April 16, 2008) — A new well, located at the al-Hamza School in Bayjia, is capable of producing 6000 gallons of fresh water per day and will service both the Zambraniya and Bayjia communities

April 17, 2008

Women's sewing center opens

AL-KUT, Iraq (April 16, 2008) – A women’s sewing center opened in Muafiqiyah April 10, providing employment and training.

April 17, 2008

Town hall opens in Jurf as Sahkr

Sheikh Sabbah al-Janabi, a sheikh in the Janabi tribe and leader of Jurf as Sahkr, greets Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, 3rd Infantry Division commander, prior to the grand opening of the Jurf as Sahkr Town Hall, April 15, in Jurf as Sahkr, Iraq. (Photo by Spc. Amanda McBride)FOB KALSU, Iraq (April 17, 2008) — About 500 people gathered to commemorate the

April 17, 2008

ISAF breaks ground on Panjwayi road project

Assadullah Khalid, the governor of Kandahar province, shovels gravel at the groundbreaking ceremony for a road construction project in Panjwayi Monday. The project will employ nearly 500 Afghan workers from Panjwayi District.KABUL, Afghanistan (April 17, 2008) – Gov. Assadullah Khalid, district leader Hajii Baran and Brig. Gen. Guy Laroche,

April 16, 2008

Intercepted al-Qaida letter reveals tactics, strategy

Such tactics were fleshed out in a terrorist letter intended for Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the foreign-born leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. But the document never reached Masri. Instead, Coalition forces lifted it from the body of a terrorist they killed last month during an operation 30 miles northwest of Baghdad.

April 16, 2008

ISF, Coalition troops conduct joint operation

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq (April 16, 2008) — An Iraqi police-led operation in An Numaniyah sent a message to criminals in the city — Iraqi security forces are in control.More than 300 IP, Iraqi army and coalition forces deployed to An Numaniyah to conduct checkpoint operations in a joint effort April 7. Dubbed Operation Crystal Springs,

April 15, 2008

Microgrants transform lives of Iraqis

FOB KALSU, Iraq (April 15, 2008) – Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, are distributing microgrants to help fledgling businesses west of the Tigris River and south of Baghdad.With the assistance of Soldiers from Company C, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion and members of the Baghdad-7 embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team,

April 15, 2008

Iraqi forces making progress in Basra, Baghdad

BAGHDAD  (Apri 14) – Iraqi security forces are continuing to lead operations against insurgents in Basra and Baghdad and have made significant progress toward establishing security, a U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said.Speaking to reporters in Iraq, Navy Rear Adm. Patrick Driscoll, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, detailed recent operations,

April 15, 2008

Iraq's largest power plant awaits improvements

FOB ISKAN — There’s a reason the lights never go out at FOB Iskan, and it’s not because of Coalition forces.The brightly-lit Iskandariyah Thermal Power Plant located there has been chugging along since long before troops arrived. The plant is the dominant visual feature of FOB Iskan, with four enormous smokestacks rising above an imposing labyrinth

April 15, 2008

Improved security benefits Qarghuli school

First Lt. Phil Schupp looks over the schoolyard and talks to the principal of Thakir Iraq school in Qarghuli village while doing an assessment there, April 8. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tony M. Lindback)PATROL BASE INCHON, Iraq (April 15, 2008) – New windows and heat have improved the Thakir Iraq school, but coalition forces’ greatest