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  • General Touts Success of Joint U.S.-ICDC Operations

    02/02/2004 10:54:06 AM PST · by Calpernia · 8 replies · 111+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Feb. 2, 2004 | By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample
    Thanks to joint operations, the insurgency in Iraq is less organized and more fearful than it was month ago, the commander of the 1st Armored Division said in a Baghdad news conference today. Brig. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said that U.S. soldiers operating jointly with Iraqi security forces against insurgents have become much more precise and effective in bringing in "exactly the right people on our terms." . Dempsey credited the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps with helping to defeat the insurgency and helping to shut down several terrorist cells. The division has trained some 4,000 new soldiers for the ICDC,...