TF LIB NEWSBRIEFS 7 MAR

BALAD, IRAQ

03.07.2005

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Soldiers Capture AIF Member, Weapons
ZAGINIYAH, Iraq -- Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor, and the 2-13th Iraqi Army Battalion captured an Anti-Iraqi Forces (AIF) member and weapons cache here March 3. The AIF member was considered a high-priority target.

Iraqi Soldiers Conduct Squad-Level Training
AD DAWR, Iraq -- Soldiers of the 204th Iraqi Army Battalion conducted squad-level training here March 5. Training included dismounted patrolling, convoy security and intelligence information reporting.

Soldiers Meet with Power Workers
BAQUBAH, Iraq - Iraqi power workers discussed safety and repair issues with Coalition Forces civil affairs soldiers at the Baqubah Electrical Station here March 6.

K2 Bridge Reopened For Coalition Forces Traffic
AS SINIYAH, Iraq -- The K2 Bridge here was reopened for Coalition Forces traffic March 4. Repairs and security upgrades to the bridge, damaged by an insurgent attack last year, were completed recently. It is expected that Iraqi Army troops will assume bridge security soon, and that the bridge will be opened for civilian traffic.

New School Opened
BALAD, Iraq - The grand opening of the Al-Rafaee Secondary School for Boys was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony here March 2.

Meeting Held to Discuss Construction Needs
AD DUJAYL - Coalition Forces met with a local sheik here March 2 to discuss proposed water treatment plant and road construction projects.

Iraqis Receive Dental Care
ZEWE, Iraq - For Iraqi citizens here, getting professional tooth care from Coalition Forces dental personnel wasn't like pulling teeth. Nearly 50 lined up for dental care Feb. 28, many for the first time in their lives. The Coalition Forces personnel stayed after the examinations to give the Iraqis dental hygiene classes.

Coalition Forces Meet with Hospital Staff
KIRKUK, Iraq - Coalition Forces civil affairs soldiers met with North Oil Company (NOC) Hospital staff here March 5 to assess the hospital's training, equipment and supply needs. Looted after the war, the hospital still lacks many critical medical items.

Air Force Firefighters Train Iraqi Firefighters
KIRKUK, Iraq - Airmen of the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron trained Iraqi firefighters how to administer CPR, check vital signs and evacuate casualties here Feb. 24 to 25.

Iraqi Police Distribute School Supplies
KIRKUK, Iraq - Iraqi Police distributed school supplies to students at the Shorja Primary School here Feb. 26 for a project called "Operation Crayon."

• Date Taken: 03.07.2005
• Date Posted: 03.07.2005 15:34
• Story ID: 1277
• Location: BALAD, IQ