NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 2, 2006
“[Coalition] Leaders Transferred Responsibility Of Forward
Operating Base Duke To Iraqi Security Forces ...” (Department
Of Defense Website, www.defendamerica.mil, Accessed 10/4/06)
“The Transfer … Follows [A] Ceremony During The Past
Week In Which Iraqi Security Forces Assumed Operational
Control For … Babil Province And Security Of The Cities Of
Al Iskandariyah, Haswah And Al Khudi …”(Department Of
Defense Website, www.defendamerica.mil, Accessed 10/4/06)
• Iraqi Security Forces Liaison Officer Maj. Jeff
Avolio: “The turnover of these [bases] and operational
areas is a key indicator of ISF success.” (Department Of
Defense Website, www.defendamerica.mil, Accessed 10/4/06)
Maj. General William B. Caldwell: “Today, Iraqis are standing
up in military and police forces that number more than 300,000.
In coming months, the coalition and the Iraqi government will
reach the goal of 325,000 trained and equipped force
members.” (“Iraqis Draw Closer To Self-Sufficiency,” The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution, 9/29/06)
“Lawmakers Across Party Lines … Endorsed The Prime
Minister’s New Plan For Stopping Sectarian Killings ...”
(Iraqi Lawmakers Endorse Peace Plan,” The Associated Press, 10/3/06)
The Four-Point Plan, “Signed By All Sides, Aims To
Resolve Disputes By Giving Every Party A Voice In How
Security Forces Operate Against Violence On A
Neighborhood – By – Neighborhood Level.” (“Iraqi
Lawmakers Endorse Peace Plan,” The Associated Press, 10/3/06)
• Shiite Lawmaker Hadi Al-Amiri: “We have to take
responsibility and be courageous to deal with this
sectarian tension.” (“Iraqi Lawmakers Endorse Peace Plan,”
The Associated Press, 10/3/06)
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“Iraqi Army … Along With Soldiers From 2nd Battalion,
14th Infantry Regiment, Multi-National Division –
Baghdad, Detained 25 Suspected Terrorists And Seized
A Cache Of Weapons Near Yusufiyah ...” (Operation Iraqi
Freedom Website, www.mnf-iraq.com, Accessed 10/4/06)
“Iraqi Police, Teamed With Coalition Advisers, Captured
Two Individuals Suspected Of Promoting Sectarian
Violence … During A Raid In Ghazaliyah …” (Operation Iraqi
Freedom Website, www.mnf-iraq.com, Accessed 10/4/06)
• “[I]raqi Security Forces And MND-B Soldiers
Have Cleared Approximately 95,000 Buildings,
80 Mosques And 65 Muhallas, Detained More
Than 125 Terrorist Suspects, Seized More Than
1,600 Weapons, Registered More Than 750
Weapons And Found 37 Weapons Caches In
Support Of Operation Together Forward.” (Multi-
National Force Iraq Website, www.mnf-iraq.com, Accessed
10/4/06)
“[P]rivate Schools … Are Beginning To Open In
Baghdad And Elsewhere ...” (“Parents, Kids Both Welcome
Reopening Of Private Schools,” USA Today, 9/29/06)
Ministry Of Education’s Ibrahim Abed Wali: “[Before
Saddam] private schools were common in the country. But
after 1979 … these schools were banned.” (“Parents, Kids
Both Welcome Reopening Of Private Schools,” USA Today, 9/29/06)
“[A] Law Passed In 2004 Allowed Private Schools To
Open Again. Since Then, The Education Ministry Has
Licensed 224 Private Schools And Preschools With A
Total Enrollment Of 4,628 Students …” (“Parents, Kids Both
Welcome Reopening Of Private Schools,” USA Today, 9/29/06)