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PATROL BASE YUSIFIYAH — A radio station in Yusifyah, about 25 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, aired its first broadcast throughout the nahia May 15. The station will broadcast Iraqi music of various genres throughout the day, as well as weekly and bi-weekly message segments dealing with various ministry departments of the government. “This is for … the people of Yusifiyah,” said Jamal Hussein, radio station manager. “This station is supported … by both the Coalition and Government of Iraq.” A small building in the Yusifiyah Joint Security Station was renovated with new paint and windows, air conditioning, lights and broadcast...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2006 – U.S. officials are condemning a terrorist video reported to show the mutilated corpses of American soldiers. The terrorists say the video is of two American soldiers captured near Yusifiyah, Iraq, June 16 and killed sometime later. The soldiers were members of the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, part of Multinational Division Baghdad. "Multinational Division Baghdad condemns the release of the video in the strongest of terms," the command said in a news release. "It demonstrates the barbaric and brutal nature of the terrorists and their complete disregard for human life." The video, uploaded on a...