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DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen.Odierno

Jul-20-2007 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT , 4/2 SBCT

In a recent briefing from Iraq Gen. Odierno mentioned operations in Diyala (read full transcript). Excerpt:

Late last week while I was visiting Diyala province, a citizen in Baqubah relayed to Colonel Townsend, the Stryker Brigade commander there, "You have liberated us from the hold of al Qaeda." Baqubah joins a growing list of cities like al Qaim, Haditha, Hit, Ramadi, Habbaniya, Fallujah, Abu Ghraib, and Arab Jabour area that have been liberated from al Qaeda control over the past seven months. Additionally, as you see in the bottom left corner, greater than 50 percent of Baghdad is currently in control of coalition or Iraqi security forces. With Baqubah's liberation, I can think of no major population center in Iraq that is in an al Qaeda safe haven today. The Iraqi people are clearly rejecting the Taliban-like mentality that offers no hope to Iraqis or their families. In Mosul, Tall Afar and Kirkuk the Iraqi security forces are in charge of their security executing independent operation with coalition force oversight.

Comments For "DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen.Odierno":

Iam a vietnam veteran, whose son is with A Co. 1/23 rd Infantry 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division and am trying to locate articles of his unit. All I found out so far is that he is in Baqouba. Have seen articles about the 5/20th, but nothing about the 1/23rd.

Posted by: wolfmanjack3992 [TypeKey Profile Page] | August 2, 2007 4:07 PM

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