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1/25 SBCT Operations

Nov-20-2008 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

Stars & Stripes has a nice article describing some recent operations by the 1/25 SBCT in the Diyala Province.

BOWADISH, Iraq — Once part of the breadbasket of Diyala province, the flat, dusty plain surrounding this ghostly collection of mud huts sprouts brown, scrubby stubble and little else these days. The lifeless soil mirrors the town, empty since a terror campaign by insurgents chased residents away more than a year ago. [...]

Many houses remain rigged, and many towns are abandoned. U.S. forces have yet to do a thorough inventory, so it’s unclear how many houses in towns like Bowadish may be booby-trapped. Troops have adjusted to the landscape and treat entering houses with much more care than they used to, said 1st Lt. Thomas Maney, of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

"It definitely slows down the pace of your operations because you can’t just go in and clear a house — you have to approach it very methodically and systematically," he said.


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