The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region District, Mosul Resident Office is really into building police stations in Iraq's second largest city. The Mosul engineers are the management partners for construction of nine new police stations and rehabbing two existing Iraqi police stations disbursed throughout the city.
The country of Iraq is in dire need of primary and secondary schools to build on its academic foundation for the future. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has served as the construction management partner on more than 1,100 school construction projects throughout Iraq to help build on that foundation.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region District, Al Anbar Resident Office, recently turned over the first of nine schools it is building of in the Al Anbar region of western Iraq. And although USACE has managed construction of more than 1,100 schools in Iraq, the Al Farabi School in Haditha is special in that it will serve as a teacher's academy to train the next generation of teachers, according to Maj. Joseph Geary, officer in charge...
The ancient city of Al Hillah, Iraq, capital of Babil province, was originally established by the Bani Assad tribe in 1012. The Bani Assad, which translates to sons of the lion, are said to be descendents of Ishmael the son of Abraham. Historians say that the Bani Assad built its reputation as one of the most famous Arab tribes through its military prowess, by giving help and refuge to the weak and by restoring justice and dignity to those...
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.
- William Shakespeare
