http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/iraqiarmy/ en-us Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:27:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132216/posts BAGHDAD – More than half of the Baghdad province Sons’ of Iraq have received their first paychecks from the Government of Iraq, with eight other provinces slated to follow suit by the summer of 2009.      “October 1st was the first transfer of the SoI to the Government of Iraq in Baghdad province, with 51,135 SoI [now under GoI control], and then throughout the month of October was the validation of the pay rosters and getting the pay sites ready,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey D. Kulmayer, chief, reconciliation and engagement, Multi-National Corps – Iraq.  “The October pay period was just paid... Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132216/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:27:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127375/posts COP OLD MOD — For weeks Iraqi Soldiers from the 11th Iraqi Army Division were put through their paces in order to successfully graduate a newly established training academy. The 11th IA Div. non-commissioned officers trained to become instructors of various classes including reading and writing literacy, computer literacy and the warrior leadership. The training ended Oct. 30 with a formal graduation ceremony at the training academy at Combat Outpost Old Mod, but started with the hard work and dedication by many individuals and the leadership of the 11th IA Division almost eight months ago. The course is designed to... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127375/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114544/posts A local doctor examines an infant boy while his mother looks on during a joint medical operation in Ghazaliyah, Oct. 13, 2008. Photo by Sgt. Matthew Vanderboegh, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs. BAGHDAD — Iraqi security and Coalition forces, working side by side with local physicians in Ghazaliyah, held a joint medical exercise in this northwest Baghdad neighborhood Oct. 13, to provide free healthcare to the citizens, many of whom cannot afford medical treatment. As word quickly spread of the free medical care and humanitarian assistance boxes available, more than 700 local citizens crowded the entrance of the clinic.“This... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114544/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:32:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109083/posts WHO: All media WHAT: Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Symposium, hosted by Command Sergeant Major Adel, Sergeant Major of the Iraqi Army. Command Sergeant Major Adel, Command Sergeant Major Marvin Hill, and Command Sergeant Major Joseph Allen will be available for interviews. WHEN: Oct. 21, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. WHERE: Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory WHY: This symposium is designed to enhance the professionalism and competence of the senior enlisted soldiers in the Iraqi Army as a step toward Iraqi Security Force self-reliance. NOTE: Media desiring to attend should contact Major Tribus via e-mail at brian.tribus@iraq.centcom.milThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it... Multi-National Corps – Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109083/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:21:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106494/posts The above link is the most recent article about me and my campaign. Need help Spreading the word... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106494/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:53:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092535/posts FOB DELTA — Kazakhstani Soldiers conducted a three-day course here in basic explosives handling and safe demolition techniques for 10 Iraqi Army Soldiers, Sept. 22 - 25. “It’s a good chance for us to share our experience with them,” said Azat Mukhamadiev, liaison officer for the Kazakhstani contingent. “Our officers are graduates of military academies and have extensive experience in practical exercises and training our troops.” The training consisted of two days of classroom exercises, followed by a controlled detonation conducted by the Iraqi and Kazakhstani Soldiers. “We taught procedures for finding and destroying unexploded ordnance, as well as the... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092535/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:38:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083844/posts Spc. Roberto Giron of the 74th Multi Role Bridging Company works to teach an Iraqi combat engineer how to properly set bridge panels during the unitÂ’s training session held at Camp Taji. The training of the Iraqi army combat engineer is just another step in helping the country sustain itself in the future. Photo by Spc. Michael Behlin. CAMP TAJI — Getting Iraq to the point of being able to sustain itself in all operations is an important factor in today’s war on terrorism. With the country being able to govern, defend, and sustain itself, the U.S. military presence has... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083844/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:04:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081640/posts Three young Iraqi children bearing a platter holding an Iraqi flag surrounded by roses wait to present the flag to the Iraqi color guard during a ceremony at Combat Outpost Cleary Sept. 9, 2008. Photo by Pfc. Michael Schuch, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs. FOB HAMMER — The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, handed authority of Combat Outpost Cleary to Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 34th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division in a ceremony at the outpost near Salman Pak, Sept. 9. Iraqi Soldiers celebrated with song and dance after raising the Iraqi flag,... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081640/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:03:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081645/posts COB ADDER — An Iraqi Army (IA) training center in southern Iraq graduated nearly 200 new Soldiers, Sept. 4, 2008. The new troops are set to fill positions in the 10th and 14th IA Divisions. “I give credit to my officers for training me into being a better Soldier,” said Pvt. Talal Maki, a recent graduate of Camp Ur’s truck driving school. Maki is scheduled to join the 39th Brigade, located in Samawah. “They prepared me and my fellow troops to fight and defend our country.” The IA is putting better trained troops into its operational divisions in the southern... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081645/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:06:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065837/posts Patients walk past Iraqi Soldiers providing security from the 11th Iraqi Army Division, Aug. 20, 2008, during the combined medical engagement conducted in Sadr City. Photo by Sgt. Philip Klein, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs. BAGHDAD — When much needed health care is provided to citizens, it’s a welcome gift. The gift is even more welcome when Iraqi citizens see their own Soldiers taking the lead to help them. The 11th Iraqi Army (IA) Division delivered medical supplies and provided treatment to the citizens of the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City District of Baghdad,... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065837/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:32:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062751/posts Iraqi and U.S. troops will be taking over the Iraq checkpoints and patrol bases manned by Georgian troops before their hasty departure to deal with the conflict in their own country. Some 2,000 Georgian troops — who made up the third-largest foreign military contingent in Iraq — were airlifted out of the country by U.S. military officials this week. The Georgians had been called home to deal with the fighting with Russian forces sparked by the conflict over separatist regions. On Friday, the U.S. military said members of the Iraqi security forces, along with U.S. troops from the 41st Fires... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062751/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:12:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062654/posts Iraq's arms purchases provides insight on the potential distribution of armor in the Iraqi Army. The Long War Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062654/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:31:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058908/posts First person: Embedded with Iraqi army, where saluting is optional Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058908/posts#comment Sat, 9 Aug 2008 04:23:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056049/posts For years, when she approached Iraqi Army checkpoints and produced an identification card for soldiers to study for clues about her sect, Nadia Hashim used a simple formula to signal the mostly Shiite Muslim force that she, too, is a Shiite. "I am one of you," she'd say. The soldiers would harass Sunnis, but they'd simply wave Hashim through. Now her pat line gets her an official reproach. When a relative used it recently, a soldier admonished the driver and the passengers. "'We are Iraqis, and you shouldn't say such a thing,' " recalled Hashim. The 35-year-old mother of three... McClatchy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056049/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:15:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055144/posts The U.S. Department of Defense approved up to $10.7 billion in arms sales for Iraq over the past week, including a $2.16 billion sale of M1A1 Abrams tanks built by General Dynamics Corp. The proposed tank sale would also include some equipment built by Honeywell International Inc and General Motors Corp, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees foreign arms sales, said in a notice to Congress dated July 31 but posted on its website on Friday. Lawmakers have 30 days to block the sales from the day they are notified, but such action is rare since big weapons... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055144/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050278/posts BALAD, Iraq – Since the beginning of July, three highly sought after suspected terrorists have surrendered to Iraqi Security and Coalition forces. An emir of the Sinjar area Islamic State of Iraq, a front organization for al-Qaeda in Iraq, surrendered to the Iraqi Army for reconciliation in Kisik July 5, about 43 km west of Mosul. The suspect is reportedly involved in terrorist and foreign fighter facilitation and a leader of rocket and improvised explosive device cells. In Rutbah, a suspected AQI emir of the Rutbah region turned himself in to Coalition forces. The suspect is known to facilitate foreign... Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050278/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:15:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050201/posts BAGHDAD – The 33rd Iraqi Army confiscated more than 4,000 pounds of homemade explosives made of fertilizer and diesel fuel from a farm near Karbala, Iraq July 22.  Four men were detained and taken to the Karbala Police Directorate for questioning.-30- Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050201/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050169/posts Iraqi security forces are massing more than 30,000 soldiers and police for an upcoming operation against al Qaeda and the Mahdi Army in the eastern province of Diyala, according to police and military officials. The operation, which was expected to be launched this week, has been scheduled to kick off on August 1, an anonymous senior Iraqi military officer told AFP. "The operation is aimed at cleansing the region of insurgents, al Qaeda and militias who are still there," the officer said. Like other offensives against al Qaeda and the Mahdi Army, the Diyala operation will be planned and led... Long War Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050169/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:59:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048501/posts Editor's Note: The names of individuals interviewed for this article could not be published due to the nature of the unit’s mission.An Iraqi Army scout fires from cover during a live-fire exercise designed to simulate a raid and pursuit of a terrorist target in an urban environment on Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq, July 15. Photo by Sgt. Daniel West. FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA — A platoon of Iraqi Army scouts took part in a live-fire exercise last week designed to simulate a raid and pursuit of a terrorist target in an urban environment. U.S. Soldiers from Operational Detachment Alpha 7236 trained... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048501/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042132/posts COB ADDER — Troops assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 38th Brigade, 10th Iraqi Army located a weapons cache in the city of Amarah and detained two individuals occupying the building where the cache was found, July 4. The IA located three explosively-formed penetrators, 20 155 mm artillery rounds, three anti-tank mines, 20 rocket-propelled grenades, one anti-personnel RPG, three RPG launchers, 21 grenades, three spools of detonation wire, six voltage meters, three camera flashes and a pair of new assault rifles. The Iraqi unit is partnered with the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. An... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042132/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:15:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037722/posts ASRA — Operation Charge of the Knights, a joint operation involving UK Soldiers and the Iraqi Army, which aims to restore order and improve security in Basra, is making further progress. The Iraqi Army continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving the security situation in the city, carrying out a number of vehicle check points in recent days. Inspections were carried out on a number of vehicles which were going in and out of the city. In addition, numerous house searches were carried out, leading to multiple arrests of suspected militants. 140 rounds of 150mm High Explosive shells were also... MFN-Iraq.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037722/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:05:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033605/posts An Iraqi national policeman assigned to 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, uses his rifle to search debris for weapons and explosive materials during a cordon and search operation in the Beladiyat area of eastern Baghdad, June 10. Along with Iraqi army soldiers, national police detained 23 suspects and confiscated illegal weapons, including 62 AK-47 rifles, six Simonov rifles, four pistols and two artillery shells prepared as improvised explosive devices in Muhalla 740. Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Meadows. FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY — For Iraqi national police officers and Iraqi army soldiers, conducting cordon and search missions is nothing... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033605/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:47:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032030/posts 6/16/2008 - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Twelve Airmen working together for the past nine months at the remote Iraqi Military Training Base of Kirkush, located in the Diyala Province just over 10 miles from the Iranian border, are hoping to work themselves out of a job. As the only Americans living among thousands of Iraqi Soldiers and trainees, their objective has been to work with the leadership at the base to improve operational and logistical processes. "We're here to train and advise the Iraqi Army. Our goal is to put ourselves out of a job," said Master Sgt.... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032030/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:57:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028170/posts In 2005, President Bush articulated a national strategy for Iraq that hinged on successfully advising Iraqi security forces. "As Iraqis stand up, we will stand down," he said. The critical piece of this strategy was the adviser capability itself. Although the military's special operations community had long nurtured the capability to conduct "foreign internal defense," the Army and Marine Corps had largely marginalized this capability by the time of the Iraq war, disdaining it in favor of conventional combat operations. To achieve the president's vision for Iraq, the Army and Marines would need to build this capability from scratch, tearing... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028170/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:08:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027624/posts BASRA, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces found six caches containing more than 100 rockets, 200 mortars, 60 anti-aircraft rockets, three launchers, 30 Improvised Explosives Devices, 90 AK-47 Assault Rifles, 20 grenades, 10 RPGs and various other weapons during raids in Basra June 6. The 52nd Brigade, Iraqi Army, found a cache 20 kilometers northwest of Basra consisting of 106 122 mm rockets, seven charges, 80 82 mm mortars, 28 mortar charges, 37 IEDs, 66 anti-aircraft rockets and one rocket launcher. The 50th Bde., Iraqi Army, found a cache three kilometers northeast of Basra that contained 128 82 mm mortar rounds,... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027624/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 19:10:08 GMT