1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company,
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division watches as Masmoud Wasif, 17, receives money from a customer at his family's... More
Over 400 family members of 122 detainees being released
Over 400 family members of 122 detainees being released at the Kirkuk police academy are held back by Iraq police as they entered the academy's parade grounds on April 21 in northeastern Iraq.
A released detainee hugs a relative during a ceremony
A released detainee hugs a relative during a ceremony that freed 122 detainee in the spirit of reconciliation efforts in the Kirkuk province of northeastern Iraq on April 21. The ceremony held at the Kirkuk po... More
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers at a local shop. Their leader nicknamed Abuna (Arabic for our father), Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, shot and mortally wounded a suicide bomber, Apr. 2, who was trying ... More
Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry
Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division congratulate Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, a Sons of Iraq leader, on his efforts that thwarted a suicide bomber's atte... More
The dialogue remained light with more interest in getting
The dialogue remained light with more interest in getting to know one another as Soldiers and Airmen brought photo albums, sharing pictures of family and friends with attendees, who in turn, shared theirs at th... More
A detainee holds his children during a ceremony that
A detainee holds his children during a ceremony that released this father and 121 other detainees during a ceremony held at the Kirkuk police academy on April 21. As part of reconciliation efforts in northeaste... More
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company,
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division pays Masmoud Wasif, 17, for the sodas he and his Soldiers purchased. Wasif credits th... More
A Soldier and Airman take pictures at the first Northern
A Soldier and Airman take pictures at the first Northern Iraq Women's Conference held in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 20. First of its kind in the region, the conference brought close to 100 female Iraqis throughout ... More
Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, greets Capt. Quinn Eddy, commander,
Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, greets Capt. Quinn Eddy, commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division during a recent visit. Ali, a Sons of Iraq leader in Hawijah, Iraq, ... More
"Sahwah has made it possible for me to open my shop
"Sahwah has made it possible for me to open my shop and provide for my family. There is business. People feel safer," Kusai, 25, said. Kusai watches as an employee flips meat-type patties in his shop which open... More
Kirkuk police hold on to a family member overcome with
Kirkuk police hold on to a family member overcome with emotion at the sight of his brother during his release at the Kirkuk police academy in Iraq. One hundred twenty-two detainees were released on April 22 dur... More
The smiling image of Davis that adorns the entrance
The smiling image of Davis that adorns the entrance to the clinic would, "welcome patients to one of the best level II medical facilities in Iraq," Lt. Col. Joseph R. Novack, Jr., Brigade Support Battalion comm... More
Kusai, 24, pats the head of a neighborhood child in
Kusai, 24, pats the head of a neighborhood child in front of his store which opened its doors five months ago. "Sahwah has made it possible for me to open my shop and provide for my family," he said. Overall vi... More
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers at a local shop. Their leader nicknamed Abuna (Arabic for our father); Khalaf Ibrahim Ali shot and mortally wounded a suicide bomber, April 2, who was trying ... More
Tuz tribal leaders and members of Sons of Iraq swear
Tuz tribal leaders and members of Sons of Iraq swear to an Iraqi oath to assist with Iraqi security forces and coalition forces' security efforts in their rural region located approximately 50 miles south of Ki... More
Air Force Col. Timothy W. Strawther, 506th Air Expeditionary
Air Force Col. Timothy W. Strawther, 506th Air Expeditionary Force commander; Army Cpt. Aaron Flagg, Charlie Company commander; Army Lt. Col. Joseph R. Novack, Jr., Brigade Support Battalion commander open the ... More
"We are not that different," Maj. Naheda Ahmed, 42,
"We are not that different," Maj. Naheda Ahmed, 42, commander of a women's Peshmerga Infantry Regiment in Sulayminiyah said, at the inaugural Northern Iraq Women's Conference, April 20 at Forward Operating Base... More
The Davis Combat Clinic opened its doors, April 6,
The Davis Combat Clinic opened its doors, April 6, 2008, during a dedication and naming ceremony. The clinic was named in honor of Army medic Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, Charlie Company, 10th Brigade Support... More
Some of the 122 detainees look around for family members
Some of the 122 detainees look around for family members and are joined by their children during a ceremony held at the Kirkuk police academy in northeastern Iraq on April 21. This was largest release of its ki... More
Melissa J. Ward, Kirkuk provincial reconstruction team's
Melissa J. Ward, Kirkuk provincial reconstruction team's governance adviser, and Ramla Hameed Obedi, Kirkuk provincial council member, discuss issues effecting women in the province at the inaugural Northern Ir... More
A detainee and his wife are reunited following his
A detainee and his wife are reunited following his release at the Kirkuk police academy in northeastern Iraq on April 21. Over 400 family members showed up for the release of 122 detainees during the largest of... More