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Buried in this LA Times article is some news regarding military operations in Mosul.
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By Edmund Sanders, Times Staff Writer
[...] Meanwhile, a spate of violence in the city of Mosul is leading military strategists to consider beefing up operations in northern Iraq, just three months after they said the region's relative quiet justified a 50 percent reduction in the number of troops there.
In Mosul, growing unrest and violence is prompting military officials to consider boosting the U.S. presence in northern Iraq, a senior military official said. Though no final decisions have been made, military leaders have expressed concern to Brig. Gen. Carter F. Ham, who commands coalition forces in the region.
"We're taking a hard look at it," the senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "There have been a couple of incidents, probably a few more than normal, up in Mosul. We are taking a very close look at the number of operations we're running up there to see if that is a place where we need to resource more efforts."
In January, 9,500 troops with the Stryker brigade replaced about 19,000 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division. It marked the sharpest regional reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq under the current troop rotation.
Comments For "Mosul Developments":
More is always better to make sure that our Strykers get home safe. Don't wait too long.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2004 7:36 PM
.. am not going to argue.. more is good..and soon too.
Posted by: snowpony | March 29, 2004 9:41 PM
Please keep our Strykers safe and bring in some
relief for them. They are good but they still
need rest. God bless our Stryker Brigade.
Posted by: Florence | March 30, 2004 5:21 AM