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U.S. Task Force Troops Assist
Iraqis Following Bomb Attack |
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| By American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 -- Task Force Ironhorse soldiers arrived on the scene today at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq, to provide security and medical assistance following a car bomb attack there, according to a Combined Joint Task Force 7 release.
The explosion killed eight Iraqi national police officers and wounding at least 33 others along with two children. More |
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Rumsfeld Praises Iraqi Resolve
To Fight for Freedom, Liberty |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
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KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2004 — Terrorists have been targeting some of the roughly 200,000 Iraqis participating in their country's security, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today the Iraqi people don't like it - and they're not giving in.
"Instead of responding by acquiescing," Rumsfeld said. "We see that volunteers are still in line to join the police. They're still in line to join the army. Instead of retreating, they are leaning forward and taking losses, and God bless them for it." More Secretary, Troops Surprise Each Other |
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America is Making Progress
In War on Terror Says Bush |
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| By Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2004 — "Over the last 29 months, many terrorists have learned the meaning of justice," President Bush said today in his weekly radio address on progress being made in the war on terror.
"The terrorists are on the run, with good reason to fear what the night might bring," he said, adding that nearly two-thirds of al Qaeda's known leaders have been captured or killed. More
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| Coalition Clarifies Interview |
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| By Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2004 - The Coalition Provisional Authority clarified today what CPA administrator Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III said in an interview on Al Arabiya satellite TV.
The interviewer had asked Bremer about "the problems and the factors" on holding
direct elections before the long-stated June 30 date for Iraqi sovereignty. More |
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Marshall Center Launches
Counterterrorism Course |
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb. 23, 2004 - The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies have formed a partnership to develop and conduct a new five-week terrorism course under the Department's Regional Defense Counterterrorism Fellowship Program.
The new course at the Marshall Center will start in July 2004 and include participants from Europe, Eurasia, Central Asia and selected Mediterranean dialogue nations. Story |
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Afghanistan Command
Condemns Attack on Contractors |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials have condemned the attack on U.S. contract employees Feb. 22 near Panjawi District, 50 kilometers west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Employees of U.S. contractor Louis-Berger Group "were boarding their helicopter and attempting to leave the site of a clinic under construction," according to a command release. More |
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More Pay for 1,500
Soldiers in War Zone |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 (Army News Service) - About 1,500 soldiers are eligible to receive an extra $1,000 a month for being involuntarily extended in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Officials from the Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense identified 12 units, mainly from Germany, where soldiers will receive an incentive package if they meet certain requirements. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualty |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 -- Defense Department officials announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon, 45, of Wagram, N.C., died Feb. 20 in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle. Bacon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation. |
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