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    City council meeting in Haditha [Image 281 of 283]

    City council meeting in Haditha

    HUSAYBAH, IRAQ

    05.09.2006

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    Children in Ubaydi, Iraq, take a moment to pose for a group photo after greeting U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers on a foot patrol. Iraqi police and soldiers need to have a more prominent role in leading security operations, according to local Iraqi leadership in this region of western Al Anbar Province along the Iraqi-Syrian border. "We need to see the Army and police protecting our law," said one sheik from Karabilah, Iraq. Once a week, local sheiks and city officials meet with Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces officials in Husaybah, Iraq - a small town near the Iraqi-Jordanian border - to discuss security, reconstruction projects and overall progress in this region along the Euphrates River . Still, several of the sheiks in the meeting said they feel security is improving in the region, which has seen its fair share of violence since 2003 when Coalition Forces forced Saddam Hussein out of power. "We can say now that the situation is good and the people feel safe, but many people are still worried about the cleanup of destroyed buildings," said one tribal leader.

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2006
    Date Posted: 05.09.2006 09:53
    Photo ID: 19738
    Resolution: 2208x3352
    Size: 1.44 MB
    Location: HUSAYBAH, IQ

    Web Views: 359
    Downloads: 89

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