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06-08-2004, 06:06 PM
Soldiers Inspect Work on Clinic in Ali Jassim Area
AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, assigned in support of 1st Marine Division, visited the Ali Jassim tribal area clinic to inspect improvement work there.
Officials said the clinic appeared to be in good condition and the staff reported that Coalition forces restocked them with donated medical supplies every two months.
Civil affairs teams also inspected progress on renovations to a soccer stadium in Ar Ramadi. They found work was already in progress and estimated the project could be completed by Aug. 23, one month early if the current schedule holds.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608a.htm)
Other news :
Marines Jump Start Iraqi Police Literacy Program
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq - Civil affairs representatives with the 1st Marine Division signed a contract to purchase textbooks for 500 students to initiate a new literacy program for Iraqi police.
The Iraqi Police Literacy Program will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase including 500 students. The program will eventually include up to 2,000 students.
The training program will ensure Iraqi police in the Al Anbar Province can read to at least at a 6th grade level.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608b.htm)
Al Faw Power Plant to be Down for 36 Hours
AL FAW, Iraq -- The Al Faw power plant will be unable to supply power to the Al Faw peninsula for the next 36 hours. At about 7:20 p.m., June 7, the power plant was shut down.
Military and civil engineers are working to restore the power. They have installed a generator.
The power-plant's voltage regulators were overloaded. Four voltage regulators are unserviceable and one is serviceable. Officials say if the power were turned back on now the serviceable voltage regulator would blow.
The volt regulators will be replaced when the spares are received. The power should be restored at about 7:30 a.m., June 9.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608c.htm)
Car Bomb in Mosul Kills 10 Civilians, Injures Scores
MOSUL, Iraq - Ten Iraqi civilians were killed and as many as 100 wounded when a car bomb was detonated in downtown Mosul in the vicinity of the Mosul City Hall around 9:15 a.m. June 8.
There was no structural damage to the City Hall building, but there is significant damage to buildings in the immediate blast area. Nine vehicles at the scene have caught fire.
Neither Coalition forces nor Coalition bases appear to have been the target of this attack.
Witnesses said the car bomb was an orange and white taxi with three suicide bombers inside.
Mosul Police and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers have secured the scene and Coalition forces are providing security and medical assistance. The military combat support hospital in Mosul is also providing mass casualty support.
Anyone with information about the car bomb attack can inform the Iraqi Police, Coalition forces, or call the Tips Hotline at 813-343 or 780-013.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608e.htm)
Car Bomb in Mosul Targeted Government Officials
MOSUL, Iraq - A car bomb was detonated in downtown Mosul several hundred meters from the City Hall around 9:15 a.m. June 8.
Initial reports indicated 10 Iraqi civilians were killed, and as many as 100 Iraqi civilians were injured. These numbers were initial assessments and the Ninevah Provincial Government's Chief of Staff now reports that nine people were killed and 25 Iraqi civilians were injured.
The target of the car bomb attack was a convoy that included two members of the Ninevah Provincial Council and the Deputy Chief of Police of Mosul. The council members were not wounded. The deputy chief was wounded, but not seriously.
Mosul Police and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers have secured the scene. Mosul hospitals are handling all of the injuries. Coalition forces are providing security and medical assistance.
There was no structural damage to the City Hall building, but there is significant damage to buildings in the immediate blast area.
Witnesses said the car bomb was an orange and white taxi with three suicide bombers inside. Nine vehicles at the scene caught fire.
Reports of a second car bomb outside of a military compound in north Mosul are inaccurate. Several mortar rounds impacted a military base camp in north Mosul at 10:15 a.m., and two contract employees were injured. They have been transported to military medical facilities for care.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608g.htm)
AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, assigned in support of 1st Marine Division, visited the Ali Jassim tribal area clinic to inspect improvement work there.
Officials said the clinic appeared to be in good condition and the staff reported that Coalition forces restocked them with donated medical supplies every two months.
Civil affairs teams also inspected progress on renovations to a soccer stadium in Ar Ramadi. They found work was already in progress and estimated the project could be completed by Aug. 23, one month early if the current schedule holds.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608a.htm)
Other news :
Marines Jump Start Iraqi Police Literacy Program
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq - Civil affairs representatives with the 1st Marine Division signed a contract to purchase textbooks for 500 students to initiate a new literacy program for Iraqi police.
The Iraqi Police Literacy Program will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase including 500 students. The program will eventually include up to 2,000 students.
The training program will ensure Iraqi police in the Al Anbar Province can read to at least at a 6th grade level.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608b.htm)
Al Faw Power Plant to be Down for 36 Hours
AL FAW, Iraq -- The Al Faw power plant will be unable to supply power to the Al Faw peninsula for the next 36 hours. At about 7:20 p.m., June 7, the power plant was shut down.
Military and civil engineers are working to restore the power. They have installed a generator.
The power-plant's voltage regulators were overloaded. Four voltage regulators are unserviceable and one is serviceable. Officials say if the power were turned back on now the serviceable voltage regulator would blow.
The volt regulators will be replaced when the spares are received. The power should be restored at about 7:30 a.m., June 9.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608c.htm)
Car Bomb in Mosul Kills 10 Civilians, Injures Scores
MOSUL, Iraq - Ten Iraqi civilians were killed and as many as 100 wounded when a car bomb was detonated in downtown Mosul in the vicinity of the Mosul City Hall around 9:15 a.m. June 8.
There was no structural damage to the City Hall building, but there is significant damage to buildings in the immediate blast area. Nine vehicles at the scene have caught fire.
Neither Coalition forces nor Coalition bases appear to have been the target of this attack.
Witnesses said the car bomb was an orange and white taxi with three suicide bombers inside.
Mosul Police and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers have secured the scene and Coalition forces are providing security and medical assistance. The military combat support hospital in Mosul is also providing mass casualty support.
Anyone with information about the car bomb attack can inform the Iraqi Police, Coalition forces, or call the Tips Hotline at 813-343 or 780-013.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608e.htm)
Car Bomb in Mosul Targeted Government Officials
MOSUL, Iraq - A car bomb was detonated in downtown Mosul several hundred meters from the City Hall around 9:15 a.m. June 8.
Initial reports indicated 10 Iraqi civilians were killed, and as many as 100 Iraqi civilians were injured. These numbers were initial assessments and the Ninevah Provincial Government's Chief of Staff now reports that nine people were killed and 25 Iraqi civilians were injured.
The target of the car bomb attack was a convoy that included two members of the Ninevah Provincial Council and the Deputy Chief of Police of Mosul. The council members were not wounded. The deputy chief was wounded, but not seriously.
Mosul Police and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers have secured the scene. Mosul hospitals are handling all of the injuries. Coalition forces are providing security and medical assistance.
There was no structural damage to the City Hall building, but there is significant damage to buildings in the immediate blast area.
Witnesses said the car bomb was an orange and white taxi with three suicide bombers inside. Nine vehicles at the scene caught fire.
Reports of a second car bomb outside of a military compound in north Mosul are inaccurate. Several mortar rounds impacted a military base camp in north Mosul at 10:15 a.m., and two contract employees were injured. They have been transported to military medical facilities for care.
From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040608g.htm)