CAMP TAJI, Iraq: Technicians are modifying M1-A2 Abrams tanks here to make them more safer and more precision-effective in the dense, urban Baghdad environment. 
 
For Multi-National Division-Baghdad tankers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division these equipment modifications are taking place in the form of the Tank Urban Survival Kit which is being added [...]

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BAGHDAD, Feb 19 (KUNA) — Insurgents fired a series of rockets that struck areas of the Victory Base Complex and West Rashid in southwestern Baghdad at approximately 5:15 p.m. February 18, reported the MNF.
“Initial reports indicate the attack killed five Iraqi civilians and wounded at least 14. Two US Soldiers were injured.” The MNF added [...]

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As I hovered over a small portion of Baghdad a few nights back, I couldn’t help but recall my last year spent here. I thought about the obvious changes that have occurred in the time passed. This war is ending right in front of my eyes. The times have changed and this place is not [...]

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The 1st Cavalry Division will hand over to the 4th Infantry Division responsibility for the security of the greater Baghdad area in a ceremony Wednesday.While the 1st Cav troops head home after a 15-month tour, the 4th ID command will be returning to Iraq roughly one year after their last tour in Baghdad. Maj. Gen. [...]

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Deployment orders for soldiers in the 4th Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team have been delayed, which means 4,000 soldiers will be home for the holidays this year instead of in Iraq.
The brigade was slated to begin deploying next month to replace the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd BCT in Diyala province, a turbulent area north [...]

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American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces killed nine insurgents, detained 15 others, and uncovered weapons during recent operations in Iraq, military officials said.
In fighting July 7 near Diwaniyah, Iraqi and coalition forces killed nine militia members and detained four others. While conducting an operation to find a senior leader [...]

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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2007 – Defense Department officials today announced the next 10 Army brigade combat teams to deploy to Iraq to replace units currently operating there.
The announcement affects about 35,000 active-duty troops, who all will deploy between August and the year’s end to serve as replacement forces for those [...]

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By TOD ROBBERSON / The Dallas Morning News trobberson@dallasnews.com

FORT HOOD, Texas – American and Iraqi lives were at risk. Second Lt. Sean Supon needed intelligence to halt insurgent attacks and hoped Sunni Muslims in the mock village of "Karabila" could offer some clues. His tank-escorted convoy set out on an arduous, two-hour trek to [...]

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By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2007 – The recent security crackdown in Baghdad has not pushed violence into other parts of Iraq, despite various "high-profile attacks" that might indicate the opposite, a senior U.S. military officer said here today.
"Our analyses show that, with the exception of some high-profile attacks in Mosul, [...]

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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2007 – More than 7,000 servicemembers will deploy to Iraq in the coming months, including two units that will not have been back at their home stations for the year they expected when they returned home from their last deployments, Defense Department officials said today.
The rotations will [...]

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