Posted on 09/20/2006 8:39:10 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
More News from Iraq the Junk Media will not report to you.
Leaders Highlight Successes of Baghdad Operation
Defend America News ^ | Spc. Jason Dangel
Posted on 09/19/2006 10:18:13 PM CDT by SandRat
Leaders Highlight Successes of Baghdad Operation
During the three day operation, Iraqi National police and U.S. Army soldiers rooted out terrorists and death squads.
By U.S. Army Spc. Jason Dangel BAGHDAD, Sept. 19, 2006 -- The Rasheed District Advisory Council (DAC) Chairman and Multi-National Division – Baghdad's (MND-B) 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, hosted a question and answer session with local and international media outlets at the Rasheed District Advisory Council Headquarters in southern Baghdad Sept. 13.
Mr. Sabeehr Al-Kaabi, Rasheed DAC Chairman, and Lt. Col. James Danna, commander, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, took the opportunity to discuss recent security operations in Baghdad’s Risalah neighborhood while highlighting the successes of Operation Together Forward.
“We had great support from the Rasheed District Advisory Council members who brought up to us their concerns about the situation in Risalah and what they thought were the causes for the problems - and some potential solutions,” said Dana, during an opening statement to Iraqi and Western media outlets.
The operation in Risalah dubbed Operation Relentless Hunt, lasted approximately three days, as Iraqi National Police and U.S. Army soldiers completed the search of the southern portion of Risalah and surrounding areas, said Danna.
During that time, Iraqi National Police detained 8 suspected terrorists and confiscated more than 60 illegal weapons during the door-to-door knock and enter operation.
Both officials praised the efforts of the Iraqi National Police, particularly the 8th and 6th Brigades of the 2nd NPD, who have been working with MND-B soldiers in neighborhoods throughout southern Baghdad.
“The easy part of the operation has been completed,” Danna continued, referring to ongoing security efforts in Risalah, during which Iraqi Security Forces and MND-B soldiers searched more than 2,800 homes and buildings.
“The more difficult period of the operation is the holding and the building phase, which is setting the conditions of confidence in the local residents so they can get on with life without the threat of terrorists committing violence in their neighborhood,” he said.
Since the conclusion of the search operation in Risalah, citizens once displaced because of violence brought on by terrorists and deaths squads are now beginning to return to their homes, said Al-Kaabi.
This operation, like many of the missions in support of Operation Together Forward, paved the way for improvements in essential services while simultaneously providing security for the Iraqi citizens living in the Rasheed District, he said.
Now that the neighborhood has been searched, the new focus will be helping the local residents improve their working and living conditions, continued Al-Kaabi. Plans for new water, sewage and electricity systems, and construction of new schools and hospitals, will be put into effect as the DAC convenes and finalizes plans with U.S. military engineers.
Al-Kaabi and Danna both said they are optimistic that the upward trends will continue as Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces continue to root out terrorists and death squads responsible for civil strife in southern Baghdad.
“I have great confidence in the long-term success of this operation because when we talk to the people in those neighborhoods, they do not accept nor condone the violence going on in their areas,” Danna said.
“I believe if we give them the chance and set the security conditions, we will achieve a larger lasting effect on the people in the surrounding areas,” he said.
During the three-day operation, MND-B soldiers and ISF seized 17 AK-47 assault rifles with 33 magazines of ammunition, 23 pistols, two SKS machineguns, five rocket-propelled grenade launchers with 18 RPG rounds, four grenades, 14 mortar rounds, five rockets and a large amount of bomb-making materials.
OMG...you must be a horrible Republican capitalist....you probably are being mean to the little fishies too!! LOL!
Free Translation.com is my friend!
This Chavez guy is a looney....I expected him to stand up there and embarrass himself.
Here's what really gets my knickers in a wad, the General Assembly laughs??????????? Get them the HELL OUT OF MY COUNTRY!
That corrupt organization, has the audacity to laugh at my President? Yet when the fit hits the shan in their country, who do they turn to for money???? Iran? Venezuela?
Screw 'em...from now on, ASK HUGO, you're buddy. I'm incensed by this! They come to my country, and on our soil they insult MY President??? It's bad enough when Jimmy Carter and the Leftist wackos here does it, but when a whack job like Ahmadinejad does it, that's outrageous. This is the type of rhetoric that is acceptable at the UN???
They should not receive one red cent from us any longer. Not a nickel...let them get it from Chavez on Ahmanutjob. Let Annan steal THEIR money....Sheesh! Pissed off does not begin to describe me today....
There's no reason why we should have to put up with this sh*t...
Yeah, and the gang of 14 can play vipers and the congress dems can play dung beetles.
You mean... Keith O'Bitterman?
I believe it.
"The Cycle of Warning" of which they speak .......... look it up. It has been done this time, the three (proper) warnings have been made.
Something BIG is coming.
I bet Bush is Laughing also....
Cubicle bound
Rush:
"What is the difference in the Left saying Bush is Hitler and Chavez saying he is Diablo?"
"Nothing."
"The difference is that Chavez [as he listens to Drive By Media] thinks that ... he is in friendly ground... there in the bar of Star Wars Set [UN]. "
"Note that Ahm a Damn Nut Job's message yesterday is cut by Drive By Media, the Media fawns over this man."
"Main thrust of what ACH Ahm a Damn Nut Job's main message is not repeated."
It's a no brainer. If the RNC had a pair or a brain, connecting the dots would be too easy.
But we've been neutered for some reason.
Cool, thanks again.
No, I don't mean that...... although he deserves that.
Rush is on the 12th imam now
Hey all! I gotta bail. See you tomorrow!
RIGHT ON!!!
Rush reporting that no major press outlett has reported exactly what the nutcase from Iran said last night. It's as if there's a press backout!
Rush says can you imagine what would happen if Bush said prayers in his speech?
I remember something about the last person who wanted the "Perfect Human Being", a one-gonad nutjob somewhere in Germany who had a leather and uniform fetish if I remember right...
OK we don't know what they were laughing at. We also need them to be here so we can spy on them. It's OK don't let it worry you. Ken Mehlman is a Very happy man today.
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