Thursday, July 27, 2006

Combat Camera: Thu. 27 July 2006

ON PATROL IN IRAQ PT. 1

U.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion employ flares to control traffic as they convoy through Al Alam, Iraq, July 14, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa ThornhillU.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion employ flares to control traffic as they convoy through Al Alam, Iraq, July 14, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa Thornhill

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Davis Jr., from 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, observes the surrounding area near Tuz, Iraq, during a convoy mission, July 13, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa ThornhillU.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Davis Jr., from 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, observes the surrounding area near Tuz, Iraq, during a convoy mission, July 13, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa Thornhill

U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division talk with local farmers during a nine-day operation in search of insurgents in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee KlikaU.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division talk with local farmers during a nine-day operation in search of insurgents in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in search of weapon caches and to visit a small village near Mushahda, Iraq, July 17, 2006.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael LarsonU.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in search of weapon caches and to visit a small village near Mushahda, Iraq, July 17, 2006.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson

NEWSBYTES
Cry Bias, and Let Slip the Blogs of War
By MIKE SPECTOR

(WSJ) -- J.P. Borda started a Web log during his 2004 National Guard deployment in Afghanistan to keep in touch with his family. But when he got home, he decided it was the mainstream media that was out of touch with the war.

LATEST NEWS FROM CENTCOM
MND-B SOLDIERS DETAIN TERRORISTS, FIND WEAPONS CACHES & ROADSIDE BOMBS IN BABIL
BAGHDAD -- Multi-National Division -- Baghdad’s 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, captured five wanted terrorists and seized four weapons caches during a counter-insurgency mission which began at approximately 2 a.m. Monday and continued through approximately 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Sayifiyah, a city in Babil province.

IRAQI FORCES DIVERT MISSION TO AID CITIZEN IN DISTRESS
BALAD -- During a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad on July 26 to capture a ‘death squad’ member, Iraqi forces diverted their mission to free an Iraqi citizen who was abducted and being beaten by two unknown assailants.

MND-B PATROL CAPTURES 6 DETAINEES, UNEARTHS WEAPONS CACHE
BAGHDAD -- Multi-National Division -- Baghdad Soldiers detained six suspected terrorists and located a buried weapons cache southwest of Baghdad Tuesday.

IPs, MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS, DETAIN SUSPECTS
BAGHDAD -- Elements of 1st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, along with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, seized weapons, munitions and detained five suspects Wednesday while conducting a counter-death squad operation in southern Baghdad.

IA, MND-B SOLDIERS CAPTURE WEAPONS, MUNITIONS, 5 DETAINEES
BAGHDAD -- Multi-National Division -- Baghdad Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, discovered approximately 100 long range control devices used for improvised-explosive devices and a .50 caliber machine gun in an abandoned vehicle while conducting a search southeast of Baghdad at approximately 7:50 a.m. Tuesday.

1ST BCT SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS, MUNITIONS
CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- Patrols from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division found weapons and munitions at sites north and west of Baghdad Monday night and Tuesday.

COALITION FORCES CAPTURE TERRORIST AND ASSOCIATE NORTH OF TIKRIT
BAGHDAD -- Coalition forces successfully targeted and captured a wanted terrorist and another associate during a raid north of Tikrit July 27.

Controlling security in Baghdad key to security throughout Iraq

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