European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 photos by Teri and stripes 1st class Hugh and 1st class Stephen Davis eat dinner with Kadi a company commander within the 1st 2nd 8th iraqi army below Kadi has expanded his Mission to Tell residents that if they help they will face iraqi Captain wins Praise for getting results by Teri Weaver stars and stripes Iraq Hes an iraqi company com Mander whom the soldiers Here would like to turn into a Kadi Abbas is a when things turned hot in nearby Diw Aniyah a few weeks it was Kadi who was sent to bolster iraqi his Reward now he and his men sit atop three Hill tops that Overlook the Northern farmlands out from there places that insurgents use to fire mortars into the regional embassy office where state department contractors and members of the military transition team with the brigade special troops under the 4th Bri Gade of the 25th infantry Are for its an assignment full of the outlooks have Little shelter and Little a higher iraqi unit within the 1st 2nd Bri 8th iraqi army division took away Katims leaving him without specialized medical sol Diers and Short on medical his who suffer from Are rationed three bottles of water per but in the past 20 the where the Ameri can workers and other coalition forces has been that because Kadi has driven throughout the Countryside and Laid Down the Hes the Best company commander Treyve said 1st class Stephen of without direction from his higher Kadi has set up a written code of conduct for the residents in his area of and Hes made them sign the paper says that anyone who lets insurgents use their land to shoot off mortars or Rock ets will be arrested and sent to if those residents see anyone trying to set up to they Are obligated to Call the Captain and let him Kadi also has set up a Small again on his to help his soldiers when they get marry or Are Hes their Captain and their first said army Kil Laurin of but Kadi cant solve everything on his he wants to Hook up an outpost to the cites electrical and he needs about 200 meters of 220volt Hes asked his commanders for weeks to no How much does it Cost asked 1st class Hugh of the medical adviser for the military transition about Kadi explains through a go get Clark handing him two Bills from his own not everybody at the Reo knows what youre but they appreciate email Teri Weaver at troops detain 25 suspected insurgents the associated press Baghdad troops detained 25 suspected insurgents in raids against Al Aida in Iraq Over the past two the military said nine suspects were arrested near some 25 Miles West of the military said in a state they were alleged associates of a regional Al Aida it near 30 Miles North of the iraqi Capi troops captured seven suspects in a series of raids on buildings the military one of those in custody was believed to be a close associate of Omar who Heads the Al Aida front group islamic state in six suspects were detained in 225 Miles Northwest of and another three were taken into custody in the the statement the Baghdad suspects were believed to be Mem Bers of a car bomb it Exail commander faces court martial conviction could bring death penalty stars and stripes the former commander of a prison in Iraq is headed to a court martial for allegedly allow ing detainees to make unsupervised phone Calls using his cell according to a multinational corp iraqi news if army will Iam Steele could face the death penalty for aiding the of has been charged in connection with a series of incidents Between october 2005 and february when he was head of the 451st military police detachment at Camp crop per and later was the 89th Mili tary police brigades senior patrol officer near Camp Steele is also charged with hav ing an inappropriate relationship with an such acts constituted conduct in becoming an officer in the armed failing to handle Classi fied documents correctly failure to obey an order and possessing pornographic the Munci news release none of the charges referred to a court martial on june 10 references Steele allegedly fraternizing with a detainees the news release according to testimony in Previ Ous Legal Steele allegedly exchanged emails with the detainees bought computer software for her and used government Money to buy cuban cigars and hair Dye for sad dam Hussein before the dictator was charges were served on Steele on 12 june the news release the govern ment must wait five Days before arraignment May Steele is being held in a detention facility in panel oks iraqi plea to extend Mission by Edith Lederer the associated press United nations the Security Council agreed wednesday to an iraqi request to extend the mandate of the multinational Force after the country foreign minister said the troops were vitally Nec the Council also strongly condemned the bombing of Samar Ras revered shiite shrine and urged All especially those in the to support Iraq in its Pursuit of foreign minister Hishyar be Bari told the Council members that despite the senseless Vio Lence the government has made tremendous strides toward the Day when Security will be provided by a iraqi National Security while iraqis will always be grateful for their liberation from an absolute no iraqi government official no iraqi citizen wants the pres ence of foreign troops on iraqi soil one Day longer than is vitally he but and for the foresee Able months at the presence of multinational troops is vitally necessary not Only for Iraq but also to safeguard regional Security and Zebari last the Security Council extended the forces mandate for a year starting but authorized a review of the mandate by june Russia supported the Extension of the multinational forces Man Date but said the Council must signify the deadlines of the for eign military presence in which its Vitaly called a serious irritant for Many ambassador Zalma Kha lil Zad said iraqi Security forces Are undertaking a greater As suming main responsibility for Security in seven provinces and Tak ing the Lead in operations to com Bat insurgents and he Iraq Success in promoting stability and Consoli dating its Young democracy will depend not Only on Progress in the Security sector but on advances in the economic Field and most importantly movement in the political Khalil Zad said iraqi Security forces Are critical to the push to pacify since the operation began in feb Khalil Zad said attacks against civilians and sectarian murders in the City have de creased while attacks against coalition forces and High profile terrorist attacks Are still taking a bleaker View of the Baghdad Ashraf the top envoy in said that Progress has been slower and More Uncertain than had been hoped Iraq is today faced with an exceptionally Complex series of overlapping political and ethnic conflicts that Are beyond the capacity of any one actor or policy to he this situation has contributed to a deepening sense of insecurity and pessimism among Many both Qazi and Khalil Zad said Progress on National reconciliation is russian Churkin said that without International assistance for the political leaders of Iraq different groups would not be Able to overcome the inertia of
