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2nd SCR in Diyala

Aug-21-2008 » Filed Under: 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment

Reuters has an nice article featuring the work of Fires Squadron, 2nd SCR in Diyala. Excerpt:

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an offensive here last month, and U.S. Lieutenant-Colonel Bob McAleer of Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, says they have now cleared most major roads and towns in his patch between Baquba and Muqdadiya.

A report published by the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War last week about Diyala concluded that progress had definitely been made by U.S. forces and it was now important for them to work with Iraqis to maintain the gains.

"The perception of the government of Iraq is that this is a 10 foot enemy giant. But it really is not now," said McAleer.

He says there are about 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi soldiers and police in his area. But that will mushroom to 7,000 as Iraqi army and police units sweep in to hold the gains, ferret out insurgents, take on the militias and let families return home.


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