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By Sgt. Lance Wail
2nd BCT, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs
BAGHDAD—A joint operations meeting between U.S. and Iraqi security force officials took place in western Baghdad to help make the Monsour and Ghazaliyah neighborhoods better.
Col. J. B. Burton, commander of 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and Maj. Gen. Abdillameer, deputy commander of Iraqi army in the Kahdra area of Baghdad, headed the March 27 meeting to work out issues and improve engineering operations and discuss insurgent activity during current operations. After light conversation and laughter, the leaders went to the table to begin coordination.
One of the first items on the list for discussion was the continuing need for cleaning crews and how to get trash and sewage trucks where they need to go. There was a consensus that security is vital for these crews to complete their tasks and that the coalition and Iraqi security forces would do the job. As the commanders spoke about what needed to be done, they worked out a plan to resolve the sewage problem, clean up the trash and more.
The discussion eventually turned towards the violence in the city. Lt. Col. Smiley, commander of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, explained what his battalion has accomplished to increase the security for his area of responsibility. Smiley told of how a small weapons cache was found and how he detained several suspicious individuals for questioning.
The meeting was attended by brigade level and battalion level commanders from the United States as well as their Iraqi army counterparts to help paint a complete picture of operations inside the city.
Units such as 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment briefed their on-going operations over the past few days and what specific goals they are trying to attain through those operations.
The commanders are determined to unify the nation of Iraq and to end sectarian violence.
"We need to get beyond the religion, as my friend Col. Abdillameer says, we need to commit ourselves to Iraq," Burton said.
| Date Taken: | 04.02.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2007 13:02 |
| Story ID: | 9720 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 530 |
| Downloads: | 495 |
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