| BAGHDAD, Aug. 22, 2006 -- Soldiers from Company B, 47th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, delivered five tons of humanitarian-assistance supplies to the Neighborhood Advisory Council building in the southwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriyah Aug. 15. The soldiers have been performing operations in this southwest section of Baghdad since Aug. 13. Vehicle traffic has been temporarily halted, and the area was closed off so 6,000 buildings could be searched for weapons and terrorist suspects. Another key area during the operation is helping provide for the needs of the local residents. “The supplies are meant to aid families displaced by sectarian violence in Baghdad,”said Capt. Stacy Bear, Company A, 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the 2nd BCT. The Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) in Ameriyah, a local leaders group for the area, estimate that 500 families in the area have arrived from other places in Baghdad with little more than the possessions they could carry. Many local residents have accepted the displaced people into their homes and neighborhoods and voiced concern about getting the necessary items to help sustain them until they are able to return to their homes.
The supplies the NAC will be distributing include canned meats, dried pasta, rice, flour, baby food, cheese, instant milk, blankets and large bags of dried peas and beans. Blankets, pots, and kitchen utensils were also available. |
