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KIRKUK — In the spirit of reconciliation and during the observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Sheik Abdullah Sami Al Asi Obeydi, a Kirkuk Sunni Arab Provincial Council member and tribal leader, was reunited with his cousin, Shakn Abdullah Mushed Al-Rahma Obeydi, after a ten-month separation, here at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Sept. 27. Abdullah Mushed was detained by the Coalition in November for supporting insurgent activity in the province of Kirkuk. The release was facilitated by the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for...

Staff Sgt. Gregory Smith, 535th Military Police Battalion, watches detainees below play a game of volleyball in the recreation yard from a catwalk at Camp Cropper, a Coalition Theater Internment Facility in western Baghdad, Feb. 19. Coalition forces are dedicated to providing the highest care and custody while supporting the efforts of the United Nations Security Council and the government of Iraq to maintain stability and security in the region. Department of Defense photo by Spc. Michael V. May. BAGHDAD — Shouts drift through the air and over the razor-wire fences at Camp Cropper, a Coalition forces theater internment facility,...

The work will also train local operators on site in the technology and maintenance of the water systems. BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2005 — Three governorates will soon see an upgrade in treated potable water, according to an announcement today by a team of Iraqi and U.S. government entities. From the $18.4 billion allocated for the total Iraq Reconstruction Program, about $3 million is budgeted to bring treated potable water to approximately 25,000 Iraqi citizens in the Dahuk, Babylon, and Wassit governorates. The projects will upgrade 15 systems each, including water wells, compact potable water treatment plants and pumps. The...