Al Kumait School Reopens in Baghdad

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Al Kumait School Reopens in Baghdad
Neighborhood Security, School Infrastructure Strengthened.
By Sgt. 1st Class Robert Timmons 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division BAGHDAD, April 19, 2007 — One recent day found the children of the Al Kumait School in the Doura region of Baghdad peering cautiously through windows and from behind classroom doors at the heavily armed men walking around their recreational area. But once it became clear that these were the men responsible for the building’s new windows and coat of paint, hands flew out from the windows and waved Iraqi flags. “Security is a function of the people, a function of the Iraqi security forces, and the coalition forces. Those three entities working together will bring peace to the people of Doura.” U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen L.A. Michael Those responsible for the school’s renovation include Sabeeh Al Ka’abi, director of the Rashid District Council; Brig. Gen. Ghazwan Sharif Abdal-Hamid, commander of 6th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division; and Lt. Col. Faisel Malik Mhsen Al-Talall, who commands the Iraqi police unit directly responsible for the neighborhood’s security. “This school opening is important because education means no to fighting and challenges terrorism,” Sabeeh said. “We have to stop harm doing harm, and blood doing blood – we need to think about dialogue and peace and work towards it.” An Iraqi schoolgirl waves an Iraqi flag during the reopening ceremony of the Al Kumait School, in the Doura region of Baghdad, April 16. The school reopened after myriad improvements, from new windows and an electric generator to fresh paint and school supplies. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Timmons Iraqi Brig. Gen. Ghazwan Sharif Abdal-Hamid gives a supportive pat on the shoulder to Sabeeh Al Ka’abi, director of the Rashid District Council, before an April 16 school reopening ceremony. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Timmons	Sabeeh Al Ka’abi, director of the Rashid District Council, cuts the ribbon during a ceremony to reopen the Al Kumait School, in Baghdad, April 16. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Timmons An Iraqi police officer places an Iraqi flag in his vest, April 16, moments before a ceremony marking the reopening of the Al Kumait School, in Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Timmons U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen L.A. Michael, commander of 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo., and attached to the 4th Infantry BrigadeCombat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was also present at the opening. Michael said the school was repainted and broken windows repaired, doors and chairs were replaced, and a generator was added, “which brought this school back to life.” The Al Kumait School is just one of many projects in the works for the Doura area, Michael added. “There are other schools being repaired, there are also plans to bring six generators to this muhallah (neighborhood), so this area can have electricity 24-hours-a-day,” he said. “There is a park that has already been built, and a hospital that is built in the area that will be able to support the entire region.” The school opening is a direct result of improved security in the area, Michael said. “We have seen attacks go down since we have been here. Security is a function of the people, a function of the Iraqi security forces, and the coalition forces. Those three entities working together will bring peace to the people of Doura,” Michael said. “The local populace needs to know that they are many, and the attacks here are very few.”

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