Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070306-13
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – A combined force of Iraqi police, national police and Multi-National Division – Baghdad troops completed a second day of security operations inthe eastern Baghdad Sadr City district March 5.
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team and the 3rdStryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division conducted security operations withtheir Iraqi counterparts and reported no hostile contact for a second day in an areaknown to be a stronghold of Muqtada Al Sadr, the extremist leader of rogue elementsknown for extrajudicial killings and attacks against coalition forces. Some residentsseemed genuinely pleased to see the troops arrive, as small children were seen smilingand waving to coalition forces.
"It's a promising first start,” said Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., commanding generalof MND-B. "We sense there is an opportunity opening here that we want to immediatelytake advantage of while working with the Iraqi security forces and the people of SadrCity.”
The citizens of Sadr City appear to welcome the respite from recent violenceover the last few months. The killings have fallen off from more than 200 in Decemberand January to less than 20 during the past 30 days as the new security plan for theIraqi capital is carried out by newly arrived troops.
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