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Yahya Sinwar, now Hamas’s overall leader, has “dressed as a woman” while hiding among Gaza’s populace outside the terror group’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, the UK’s Daily Express reported on Sunday, citing Israeli intelligence sources. The New York Times on Sunday, citing American and Israeli officials, reported that Sinwar may have left tunnels in which he had been hiding on a number of occasions over the last year. Sinwar has reportedly been moving from place to place in the Gaza Strip to stay ahead of Israeli efforts to hunt him down. Since his appointment to head Hamas’s political...

AL MOCHID VILLAGE, Iraq — They came by the hundreds. They waited in line for hours. Many hadn’t seen a doctor in several years. Some hadn’t had medicines prescribed for a long time. Coughing, sneezing, hacking, the common signs of an upper chest illness were prevalent. Some had stomach pains, other aches and discomforts. And some children had birth defects — mental retardation and cerebral palsy. For Lt. Col. Mohmed Fteakan, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Division of the Iraqi Army, it was important to take the medical pulse of this small Iraqi farming community. He led...

QAYYARAH — In an area roughly the size of Georgia, with varying landscape from desert to mountains, Iraq’s Ninevah province is becoming acquainted with 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. One such area is Qayyarah, which is one of 50 villages and towns that Apache Troop, 1st Squadron has been working in the area for nearly a month. Apache took to the streets, Dec. 30, for their first dismounted patrol intended to let the Iraqi people in the Qayyarah marketplace meet and greet the Soldiers and to voice their security and infrastructure concerns. “It was the first time we have been down...

AKASHAT, Iraq (Feb. 28, 2006) -- In the battle to win the confidence and trust of the Iraqi people, Marines from 6th Civil Affairs Group guide the way. Once a city has been swept free of insurgents by coalition forces, these Marines are charged with providing aid to Iraqis to improve their quality of life and help them rebuild. Cpl. Michael C. Kissiah, Jr., of Charlotte, N.C., has come to the forefront to provide aid to the thousands who reside inside this city, located in western Al Anbar Province. The 24-year-old’s duties routinely take him to this city to deliver...