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12-24-2003, 01:28 PM
Commanders meet with Iraqi leaders
By Chantal Escoto
Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, along with other commanders in the division, met with local leaders last Thursday to discuss problems and challenges faced by the people of northern Iraq and to figure out solutions.
The Tigris River Valley Commission meets every other week, said Col. Ben Hodges, commander of 1st Brigade of the 101st.
"About 95 percent of the dialogue is Iraqi-for-Iraqi; we simply mediate," he said.
Hodges added that the meetings allow the coalition and local leaders to come together and communicate in a way where all voices are heard.
The 101st will continue to help the people of northern Iraq get back on their feet and eventually govern themselves.
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Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus and other commanders of the 101st Airborne Division met recently with Mosul leaders to discuss problems or challenges the local people of northern Iraq are facing. Named the Tigris River Valley Commission, the group meets twice a month to talk about such issues as renewed funding for projects, electricity and oil.
By Chantal Escoto
Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, along with other commanders in the division, met with local leaders last Thursday to discuss problems and challenges faced by the people of northern Iraq and to figure out solutions.
The Tigris River Valley Commission meets every other week, said Col. Ben Hodges, commander of 1st Brigade of the 101st.
"About 95 percent of the dialogue is Iraqi-for-Iraqi; we simply mediate," he said.
Hodges added that the meetings allow the coalition and local leaders to come together and communicate in a way where all voices are heard.
The 101st will continue to help the people of northern Iraq get back on their feet and eventually govern themselves.
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/news/stories/20031224/localnews/98287-35077.jpg
Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus and other commanders of the 101st Airborne Division met recently with Mosul leaders to discuss problems or challenges the local people of northern Iraq are facing. Named the Tigris River Valley Commission, the group meets twice a month to talk about such issues as renewed funding for projects, electricity and oil.