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Iraqis Flood the Streets of Qayarrah for March Against Terror

Jul-13-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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

QAYARRAH, Iraq – At 9:00 AM on July 2nd, over 1,000 citizens, including influential sheiks and mukhtars, and 500 Iraqi security forces (ISF) from numerous villages in Southern Nineveh Province participated in a March Against Terror.

An abundance of Iraqi and International media covered the march. Participants included a significant Kurdish contingent from the east of the Tigris River.

Following the march, many of the participants rallied near a school to demonstrate a further resolve, while the organizers participated in post-march interviews.

By early afternoon, with normal traffic patterns in and around the city restored, Qayarrah Marketplace resumed its normal activities. All Iraqi Army and Coalition forces returned to Q-West without incident.

This March Against Terror is only the first of a series of marches to be conducted in Northern Iraq. The march demonstrated many things. It demonstrated that ISF control Ninewah Province and not the insurgents, ISF are strong enough to plan and execute such a massive event and the local Iraqis are not afraid to stand up against those who terrorize their villages.


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