Iraq Today....December, 2008

Iraq Today....December, 2008

December 6, 2008 News Source Info (NSI)

A U.S. military officer (R) of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division briefs his platoon before a meeting with Iraqi military officers and local tribal leaders in the Hurriya district northwest of Baghdad December 3, 2008. U.S. military officers asked local tribal leaders to convince Sunni refugees who fled their homes due to sectarian violence to return to their area, during a meeting in a mosque on Wednesday, a local government official said.Soldiers from Czech Republic stand at attention during an end of mission ceremony at a U.S. military camp in Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, December 4, 2008. Czech soldiers trained Iraqi soldiers in maintenance and service of Iraqi T-72 tanks and BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles at the Armor School in a U.S. military camp in Taji as part of their mission in Iraq, a U.S. military officer said.South Korean soldiers salute during their end of mission ceremony in their military camp in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, December 1, 2008.