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BAGHDAD €” Iraqi citizens continued to benefit from the improved security measures here Monday.
Since temporary protective barriers have been raised to keep suicide bombers at bay within certain areas of the city, markets
around Baghdad have resumed business and returned a sense of normalcy to the Iraqi population in local neighborhoods.
€œShoppers feel much safer [in the Rusafa District] going into the market now and they€™ve actually
seen an increase in the number of local citizens using that market,€ said U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Rudolph, assistant
chief of staff of civil military operations for Multi-National Division-Baghdad. €œIt€™s a perception
or an attitude that the stigma of the random violence has lessened.€
Meanwhile, the Doura Market in Baghdad has also seen a significant difference.
According to Rudolph, Doura Market went from an unorganized street market of only a few dozen vendors to a thriving market
place with more than 200 sellers.
Haifa Street was known as a €œhot-bed€ of extremist activity, but currently, it serves as a thriving
market area.
€œWe€™ve turned that around,€ said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the deputy
commanding general for support with Multi-National Force-Baghdad. |
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Feature Stories
 BAGHDAD €” The first aviation safety class on Iraqi soil was completed last week at New Al
Muthana Air Base in Baghdad. Nine Iraqi Air Force pilots and two American Coalition Air Force Transition Team€“Iraq
members graduated the five-day course, taught jointly by American and Iraqi instructors. |
 BAGHDAD €” One arm and a visceral cavity, wide open with its contents scattered about, is the cost
of saving Soldiers€™ lives. But the brain is intact.
Despite the destruction, the remotely operated vehicle can be rebuilt and salvaged by Camp Victory€™s Joint
Robotics Repair Facility.
This is an all-volunteer workshop that keeps warfighters safe by ensuring the first line of contact with insurgents and
their devices is not human. |
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 MOSUL €” The future of Iraq lies in the hands of its youngest citizens, and the future of those
children lies in their ability to get a quality education.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognizes this important connection and places a high priority on school building and
rehabilitation in its mission to jumpstart infrastructure reconstruction in Iraq.
USACE Gulf Region Division's Gulf Region North (GRN) district is working on 12 new schools in the city of Mosul in Ninewa
Province, Iraq. Once completed, each school will accommodate 150 to 300 students and teachers. |
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 TSgt. Randolph Maltbia
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Press briefing with Ambassador Ryan Crocker,
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, after meeting with Iranian and Iraqi ambassadors, May 29, 2007.
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UPDATE ON HEALTH CARE ISSUES IN IRAQ - BRIEFERS: DR. QURAISH ALKASIR, PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY OF IRAQI SURGEONS
AND ADVISER TO THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF IRAQ BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL WALSH, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE GULF REGION DIVISION
OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, May 23, 2007.
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| Completed Gulf Region Division water treatment projects have provided the capacity to serve an additional
2.2 million Iraqis with potable water. At the end of the program, the added capacity could serve approximately 5.2 million
Iraqis with potable water. | |
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An Iraqi army soldier from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, takes cover during
a reconnaissance operation to recover a possible insurgent rocket launcher in the Al Dora area of Baghdad. The operation is
being conducted with U.S. Army soldiers. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki.
Date: 05/06/2007
Looking for Trouble
Spc. Matthew Wilson, a crew chief with Company A, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, watches for
trouble during a Blackhawk flight from Logistical Support Area Anaconda. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gary Witte.
Just Chillin'
Sgt. Shawn Banker from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
takes a break with some local kids while conducting a census of the locals in the Al Duroa area of west Baghdad, Iraq. U.S.
Army photo by Spc. Davis Pridgen.
Time for a Drink
Staff Sgt. Chuck Shuck and his K9 partner, Sgt. 1st Class Gabe, both with 178th Military Police Detachment,
20th Military Police Battalion, take a break to hydrate during a cordon and search operation in the village of Shukran, near
Forward Operating Base Q-West. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amanda Morrissey |
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; "An Iraqi Air Force flight nurse, 2nd Lt. Amar, tends wounded Iraqis in a C-130 transport aircraft during a medical evacuation May 24. Photo by SFC Samuel McLarty.")
; "The arm of the robots used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams consists of a circuit board with instructions attached directly to the main curcuit board. When a system is damaged, technicians rebuild the robots from the surving parts, replacing damaged areas with new or refurbished peices. Occasionally, the technicians will resolder and repair the circuit boards themselves. Photo by Sgt. Abel Trevino, 28th Public Affairs Detachment.")
; "Workers apply a finish to an exterior wall of a new school in Mosul. The school is one of 12 currently being built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division's Gulf Region North district in Ninewa Province. U.S. Army photo.")
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