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Makmur Comes Together for Area Security Council Meeting

Jun- 4-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

By 1LT Dana Scott
2-8 FA, 1/25 ID

MAKMUR, Iraq – The monthly Makmur Area Security Council meeting took place on May 30th at the Makmur Iraqi Army (IA) compound. Topics covered during the meeting included security, power and water, among several other concerns.

Thirty-two local leaders were in attendance, with additional military and police personnel.

B/2-8 Field Artillery (FA) Company Commander, Cpt. Ryan Gist, opened the meeting discussing the many good things that have happened in the region during the past month. Successes included the local law enforcement making headway in the fight against terrorists, as well as an abundance of new police equipment, which has been distributed to the local police.

The meeting was called at the request of local Arab leaders of the Makmur-Karach area. A minority in the Kurdish areas, the Arab leaders were concerned that provincial leaders in Mosul were ignoring them.

Mayor Abdul Rahma of Makmur assured the Arab leaders that they shared the same problems as many people in Ninewah Province. Lt. Col. Hogger Salahaddin Abdul, Commander of 3/3rd IA BN, and Gist encouraged the Arab leaders to begin several civil affairs projects that would bring immediate economic growth to the region.

Gist and his battery continue to work with the IA, the local police stations and key leaders of Makmur to improve their safety, economy and living conditions.


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