| Operation Cowpens Concludes in Iraq |
| JABOURI PENINSULA, Iraq, April 16, 2006 – Operation Cowpens concluded maneuvers here April 14 after nearly a month of discovering caches and hampering insurgent efforts in the area. Story |
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| Iraqi Forces Gain in Logistics Capability |
| WASHINGTON, April 14, 2006 – As the Iraqi security forces grow in number and capability, so too does the logistical support system that will sustain them, the commander of 3rd U.S. Army Corps Support Command told Pentagon reporters today from Balad, Iraq. Story |
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| Planner Sees 'Phenomenal' Progress |
| WASHINGTON, April 13, 2006 — Three years after Saddam Hussein's statue, along with his regime, was toppled in Baghdad, an Army planner who served there at the time said he's optimistic about Iraq's progress in forming its government, repairing its infrastructure and establishing its security forces. Story |
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| Iraqi City Leaders Gather for Peace |
| ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq, April 13, 2006 — In a room crowded with more than 150 religious, political and military leaders, speakers took turns voicing their hopes and their concerns for Iraq in this city 25 miles south of Baghdad April 8. Story |
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| Pace: Fighting the Tough Fight in Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, April 12, 2006 — Americans should take pride in what U.S. forces have accomplished in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a radio interview today. Story |
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| No-Fly Zone Prepared Pilots for Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, April 12, 2006 — Many U.S. pilots who patrolled the skies of Iraq after the 1991 Persian Gulf War would later put that experience to use during Operation Iraqi Freedom, an F-16 pilot who flew combat missions over Iraq early in the war said here yesterday. Story |
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| Post-Saddam Iraq on 'Cusp of Greatness' |
| WASHINGTON, April 11, 2006 — Three years after his brigade seized control of Baghdad's international airport from Iraqi forces' control, Army Col. William Grimsley said he believes that country is taking the critical first steps toward reclaiming its past greatness. Story |
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| Bush: Iraq Builds Democracy from Rubble |
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2006 – Iraqis are beginning to build a "democracy from the rubble" of Saddam Hussein's regime, but enemies still hope to stop the process, President Bush said here today.
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| Iraqi Police, Army Gain Trust of Iraqi People |
| KIRKUK, Iraq, April 17, 2006 – When an Iraqi factory worker found a bag containing what he believed to be IED making materials, he knew who to call - the Iraqi Police station in Taza. Such a call demonstrates a positive step forward for the Iraqi people’s confidence in their police. Story |
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| Iraqi Army Takes Control of More Battlespace |
| BALAD, Iraq, April 16, 2006 – Iraqi soldiers assumed control of part of Iraq's Salah al Din Province from the U.S. Army's 1-8 Combined Arms Battalion in a transfer of authority ceremony yesterday at an Iraqi Army outpost near here. Story |
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| Iraqi Forces Take Lead in Operation Cobra Strike |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq, April 14, 2006 – Iraqi army soldiers are gradually taking the lead in all operations in Haswah and Iskandariyah, stabilizing the northern Babil province, military officials in Iraq reported. Story |
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| Soldier Patrols 'Mean Streets' of Childhood |
| WESTERN AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq, April 13, 2006 — The townspeople of Sad’ah, a town near the Iraq-Syria border wave and greet a heavily-armed Iraqi soldier as he patrols the streets, hunting for would-be insurgents. Story |
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Krcelic and Spc. Seth Vise from 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, check a man's identification and take down vital personal information while on patrol in Laq Laq, Iraq on April 11, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to gather intellegence on locals residing in the area. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill |
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U.S. Marines of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, cross the Saddam Canal on the way to Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin C. Quihuis Jr. |
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| City Leaders Voice Hope, Determination, Unity |
| ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq, April 17, 2006 – In a room crowded with more than 150 religious, political and military leaders, speakers took turns April 8 voicing their hopes and their concerns for Iraq. Story |
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| Team of U.S. Marines Mentor Iraqi Soldiers |
| HADITHA, Iraq, April 15, 2006 – In this Euphrates River valley city, the task of guiding Iraqi Army progress falls on the shoulders of a handful of Marines here who live, eat, train and fight with the Iraqi soldiers. Story |
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| Troops Help Iraqi Farmers Team Up With Co-op |
| RASHIDIYAH, Iraq, April 14, 2006 – Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers worked with residents and farmers here to create a farming co-op that held its grand opening April 6. Story |
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| Khalilzad: Youth Center Symbolizes Values |
| BAGHDAD, April 13, 2006 — Iraq and U.S. officials, including U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Iraq Olympic Committee President Ahmed Al-Samarrai and Iraq Minister of Youth and Sports Talib Aziz Zaini, recently toured the newly renovated Al Huriya Youth Center here. Story |
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| Crime Lab Gets New Forensic Equipment |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, April 13, 2006 — The 988th Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, delivered new forensic equipment to the Iraqi Criminal Investigative Service crime lab March 25. Story |
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| Iraqi, U.S. Troops Team up to Protect Pipelines |
| KIRKUK, Iraq, April 11, 2006 — The Iraqi Strategic Infrastructure Battalion soldier stands on top of a liquid gold mine. That is, he stands atop six percent of the world’s known oil reserve, deep beneath the sands of northern Iraq, in and around Kirkuk.
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