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Al Qaeda in Iraq may be down, but it is not out. Last month, jihadists likely linked to the group posing as Iraqi Army soldiers executed 13 members of a U.S.-allied Sunni tribe near Abu Ghraib. Full Article at Foreign Policy
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – People read through the Stars and Stripes and hear from other news sources about changes regarding the focus in Iraq; undoubtedly you will hear of the advisory role that American forces are playing. Full Article at DVIDS
Spc. Khalid Hermez, from Detroit, pulls security as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs the landing zone. View Photo »
My main goal with Shaykh Uday today was to discuss the drawdown of forces and his assistance ... to maintain security on route Tampa by working with and providing information to the local Police and Iraqi Army
BESMAYA, Iraq - The bomb disposal school at the Besmaya training center graduated 49 Iraqi army engineer officers from its officer leadership course and 12 Iraqi army students from the bomb disposal school training course on Nov. 26. Full Article at Multinational Force - Iraq
President Barack Obama’s just-announced plan for Afghanistan seems modeled less on Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam strategy than on George W. Bush’s Iraq exit strategy. Full Article at Salon
The 30,000 additional troops, while not all that McChrystal requested, will certainly be welcome if used properly. Not sure why it took so long to make what appears to be a wishy-washy decision. Full Article at Murdoc Online: Military, Politics, and More
An Iraqi Army Soldier from the 34 IA Brigade, with support from Soldiers of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, talks with local villagers about living conditions and any possible terrorist activities in an area north Taji north of Taji, north of Baghdad, November... View Photo »
It helps us both to track and support missions from both the IA and U.S. Because the [U.S. Military] in Iraq will soon be reducing their presence, this helps us to offer as much support to our Iraqi Army engineer brethren as we can ... By having a constant partnership with the 12th FER, we can maximize ...
Iraqi-born 7DAYS reporter visits his nation’s capital for the first time in three years and witnesses how the city is picking up the pieces after years of conflict A few years ago my name could have got me killed. Full Article at 7 Days
Obama will send 30,000 troops, has a (basic) end-date in sight (approx. 3 years according to this piece), will ramp up training of Afghan Army and Police, and then wants to transition over to an Afghan government. Full Article at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
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Spc. Khalid Hermez, from Detroit, pulls security as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs the landing zone.
View Photo »An Iraqi Army Soldier from the 34 IA Brigade, with support from Soldiers of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, talks with local villagers about living conditions and any possible terrorist activities in an area north Taji north of Taji, north of Baghdad, November 12, 2009.
View Photo »An explosion as a result of a culmination of the 9th Iraqi Army Division and the 704th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team's partnership mission at Besmiyah Range Complex, just outside of Baghdad October 24, 2009.
View Photo »An explosion as a result of a culmination of the 9th Iraqi Army Division and the 704th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team's partnership mission at Besmiyah Range Complex, just outside of Baghdad October 24, 2009.
View Photo »An explosion as a result of a culmination of the 9th Iraqi Army Division and the 704th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team's partnership mission at Besmiyah Range Complex, just outside of Baghdad October 24, 2009.
View Photo »Nearly 3000 pounds of plastic explosives stand wired and ready to blow a bed of munitions collected over a period of months throughout Baghdad at Besmiyah Range Complex, just outside of Baghdad October 24, 2009.
View Photo »U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Iraqi Army soldiers from 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 37 IA Brigade, stand in line to board an aircraft for a joint air assault mission at camp Taji in Baghdad October 26, 2009.
View Photo »An Iraqi Army soldier stands guard as Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Iraq police say that a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad.
View Photo »Iraqi Army soldiers survey the wreckage in front of a destroyed restaurant in Baghdad October 19, 2009. A roadside bomb wounded three people in Bayaa district in southwestern on Saturday, police said.
View Photo »An Iraqi Army soldier checks blood stains inside a restaurant in Baghdad October 19, 2009. A roadside bomb wounded three people in Bayaa district in southwestern on Saturday, police said.
View Photo »An Iraqi Soldier from the 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Division, charges out the back of an MI-17 Hip helicopter during a joint air assault training mission between the Iraqi Air Force, the Iraqi Army and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad ar...
View Photo »An MI-17 Hip helicopter (L) from the Iraqi Air Force and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (R) from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, drop off soldiers from the 34th Iraqi Army Brigade, 9th IA Division, during a joint air assault training...
View Photo »Iraqi Soldiers make their way back onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a joint training mission around Camp Taji in Baghdad October 17, 2009. The U.S. Soldiers taught the Iraqi Army troopers the proper techniques of loading and unloading during a combat situation.
View Photo »Soldiers from the 34th Iraqi Army Brigade, 9th IA Division, stay low and take defensive positions after being air inserted into a simulated battlefield by an MI-17 Hip helicopter (R) from the Iraqi air force and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (L) from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regime...
View Photo »Iraqi soldiers make their way back onto an Iraqi Air Force MI-17 Hip helicopter after securing their simulated target around Camp Taji in Baghdad October 17, 2009.
View Photo »Iraqi Army soldiers inspect a bridge destroyed in a truck bomb attack in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military.
View Photo »Iraqi Army soldiers inspect a bridge destroyed in a truck bomb attack in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military.
View Photo »Iraqi Army soldiers inspect a bridge destroyed in a truck bomb attack Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. A suicide bomber driving a dynamite-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military.
View Photo »Goalkeeper Spc. Nicholas Pieniazek, from Delanson, New York, attempts to save an overtime penalty kick by an Iraqi Army soldier during a semi-final joint soccer match at Combat Outpost (COP) Carver, southeast of Salman Pak, about 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad October 12, 2009.
View Photo »Spc. Stephen Patzke (R), from Ben Lomond, California, stretches to get the ball away from an Iraqi Army soldier assigned to the 45th IA Brigade, 11th IA Divison, during a soccer tournament in which paratroopers teamed up with their IA counterparts to compete in the semi-finals at Combat...
View Photo »An Iraqi Army soldier assigned to the 45th IA Brigade, 11th IA Division, kicks the ball in combat boots during a joint soccer tournament at Combat Outpost (COP) Carver, southeast of Salman Pak, about 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad October 12, 2009.
View Photo »Spc. Nicholas Knickerbocker (L), from Claremont, California, jumps up to head the ball during a semi-final soccer game with Iraqi Army soldiers at Combat Outpost (COP) Carver, southeast of Salman Pak, about 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad October 12, 2009.
View Photo »An Iraqi Army soldier carries weapons buried in the backyard of a house in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
View Photo »An Iraqi Army soldier pulls weapons buried in the backyard of a house in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
View Photo »Iraqi Army soldiers check weapons seized by Iraqi security forces during recent security operations in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
View Photo »An Iraqi Army Soldier from the 34 IA Brigade, with support from Soldiers of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, talks with local villagers about living conditions and any possible terrorist activities in an area north Taji north of Taji, north of Baghdad, November 12, 2009.
View Photo »My main goal with Shaykh Uday today was to discuss the drawdown of forces and his assistance ... to maintain security on route Tampa by working with and providing information to the local Police and Iraqi Army
It helps us both to track and support missions from both the IA and U.S. Because the [U.S. Military] in Iraq will soon be reducing their presence, this helps us to offer as much support to our Iraqi Army engineer brethren as we can ... By having a constant partnership with the 12th FER, we can maximize ...
The training is important because as coalition forces withdraw from Iraq, the Iraqi Army needs to develop the skills necessary to be a self-sustaining Army after our departure. Medical skills are an essential part of that development
The Multi-National Corps-Iraq commanding general and 4th Brigade, 1st Armored commander identify the 41st Iraqi Army Brigade as the best unit they've seen
The air assault mission sent a real strong message to the local people to see their own aircraft flying in the skies and it advertised the capabilities of the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Air Force
We’ll still be taking action, but our main focus will be to help the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi police become more proficient so that they can act as the true sovereign nation that they are
Patrolling side-by-side with the [Iraqi Army] helps show them the way we do things
As an advisor to the Iraqi Army we are charged with mentoring our medical counterparts so they are able to conduct activities without the aid of outside forces ... I have seen the strides the Iraqi Army has taken at four different Location Commands as an advisor, and I am proud of the work the teams and...
As an advisor to the Iraqi Army we are charged with mentoring our medical counterparts so they are able to conduct activities without the aid of outside forces ... I have seen the strides the Iraqi Army has taken at four different Location Commands as an advisor, and I am proud of the work the teams and...
The Iraqi Army met their goal, which was to provide the barest of necessary equipment needed to treat and teach the local populace how to better care for minor injuries and illnesses that could progress if not assessed early on ... Our role was to evaluate the Iraqi Army's procedures during the event an...
The Iraqi Army met their goal, which was to provide the barest of necessary equipment needed to treat and teach the local populace how to better care for minor injuries and illnesses that could progress if not assessed early on ... Our role was to evaluate the Iraqi Army's procedures during the event an...
It showed the Iraqi Army and the [U.S.] forces still working together
With the [Iraqi Army] taking control of this country, I don't hear any mortars, and I don't hear gunfire. It seems like it's worked. The surge worked, and us coming here and liberating Iraq has worked - it's closure. It is a different Iraq
It’s a different fight now ... We are now focused on withdrawing troops and equipment from most areas and turning over the bases to the Iraqi Army.
Murtada is a very poor neighborhood and it is the main reason this site was chosen ... We try to help out neighborhoods that are likely to be targeted by insurgent groups. The people there need money. The insurgents are recruiting their workers from neighborhoods like this one. Taking the people food an...
One of the things I have noticed as I travel across Iraq is that every day you are increasing your capacity to provide dependable engineer support throughout the country — not only for today’s missions and projects, but for those of the future ... Your officers, NCOs and Soldiers continue to develop pro...
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