2-8IN, Iraqi police give humanitarian aid in Diwaniya

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Katherine Hofman | Iraqi children bring blankets back to their families that were given to them by U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 9. Over 50 families gathered to receive lamb meat given to them by members of Women's Hope and Children's Future, a humanitarian organization in Iraq.  

DIWANIYAH, IRAQ

12.12.2008

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2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

DIWANIYA, Iraq – Iraqi police officers and U.S. forces delivered humanitarian aid packages to needy families in Diwaniya on Dec. 9.

Ad-Diwaniya police officers, along with Soldiers from Beast Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Women's Hope and Children's Future, a non-governmental organization, conducted the operation to provide food and supplies for the Eid al Adha, a holy celebration.

More than 60 selected families received bags of meat and supplies, such as blankets and water, from the IP and WHCF. The 8th Iraqi army division will later participate in the aid drop, offering the families additional supplies from their compound.

Hiba A'aiyd Najem, a WHCF representative, said the organization has plans to deliver humanitarian supplies to another 30 needy families.

• Date Taken: 12.12.2008
• Date Posted: 12.12.2008 19:19
• Story ID: 27610
• Location: DIWANIYAH, IQ