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By Capt. Allison Flannigan
3rd Brigade Combat TEam, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – The four nahias that comprise the Mahmudiyah Qada council came together Jan. 15 to discuss progress in the qada and talk about future plans.
Lt. Col. Daniel Dolwick, deputy commanding officer of 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Maj. Robert Bertrand, brigade civil military operations officer, and members of the four nahias – Lutifiyah, Mahmudiyah, Yusufiyah and Al Rasheed – attended the meeting.
Mahmudiyah Mayor Jabbar Farraj Mullah al-Kilabi began the meeting by describing the responsibilities councilmen have to constituents in their respective nahias.
"This will be the year of peace and development," al-Kilabi said. "Security is strong and it has been relatively strong for some time now. It's time for the people of Iraq to see their government stand up and start governing."
The chairman, Najim Mahdi Al-Dulaymi, echoed the mayor's sentiments and encouraged the nahia leadership to provide essential services to the people of the qada. He congratulated the local populace on their victory over al-Qaida and encouraged them to continue their recent progress.
Bertrand said the Mahmudiyah Qada has seen relative peace for the last six months, lending hope to the people and the government of Mahmudiyah.
"It's impressive to see the council members beginning to cut ties with American funding and go to their own government to solve their own problems," Bertrand said. "This inspires the coalition forces to work even harder to help the Iraqi government to achieve their own independence."
Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 and the development of the insurgency, the Mahmudiyah qada became known as the Triangle of Death, where Sunni insurgents fought both coalition forces and Shia citizens. In these recent months of peace, the qada council, local citizens and their leadership have begun referring to this area as the "Circle of Peace" as they begin their road to reconciliation.
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 01.28.2008 20:16 |
| Story ID: | 15870 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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