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CAMP LIBERTY — Iraqi security forces and Coalition Soldiers conducted operations against extremists in the western Baghdad district of Ameriyah May 30 to June 1. “In the past several days we have been involved in operations with the Iraqi Army and local nationals against al-Qaeda in Ameriyah,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dale Kuehl, commander of 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment. Local residents provided intelligence to 1-5th Cav. Soldiers on a bomb-making cell in the area, which led to a large weapons cache being discovered and two suspected al-Qaeda fighters detained, Kuehl said. Coalition troops, partnered with the 2nd Battalion,...

AMERIYAH — Iraqi police here recently gave their station a bit of a makeover. New office furniture, including desks, chairs, wall lockers and filing cabinets arrived courtesy of Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 to help upgrade the Iraqi police station here Sept. 22. The supplies also included incubators and a medical waste incinerator going to a hospital in nearby Ferris. “We’ve been fighting to get them furniture here for a long time,” said Army 2nd Lt. Jill M. Glassenapp, a 23-year-old police transition team leader from Mauston, Wisconsin. “They’ve done such a good job on their own.” Glassenapp said...

Vendors in Ameriyah sell goods to local residents, as a sense of normality returns following combined operations in the area. Photo taken by Spc. Joshua Ramey, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs. BAGHDAD -- Since the beginning of Operation Together Forward, Baghdad’s Ameriyah neighborhood has seen several social and economic improvements as the Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division - Baghdad forces work to rid the area of terrorist violence. The combined military operations in the area include a variety of civil service projects, such as a large-scale trash cleanup, medical services, and establishing a generally close working...

Combined military operations and a variety of civil service projects serve to deter terrorist attacks in Ameriyah. BAGHDAD, Sept. 18, 2006 — Since the beginning of Operation Together Forward, Baghdad’s Ameriyah neighborhood has seen several social and economic improvements as the Iraqi army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad (MND-B) forces work to rid the area of terrorist violence. The combined military operations in the area includes a variety of civil service projects, such as a large-scale trash cleanup, medical services, and establishing a generally close working relationship with local residents – all of which serve to deter further terrorist attacks....