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June 8, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION EFFORTS AID IRAQ'S RECOVERY (June 8, 2003)
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait - Coalition Forces continue to assist in developing a safer and more secure environment in Iraq through the following activities.
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IRAQ
Coalition Forces recently:
. Reported 78 World Food Program trucks crossed into Iraq from Syria in the last 24 hours.
. Received 103 benzene and 45 propane trucks (900 tons of fuel) in Northern Iraq from Turkey.
. Reported 1200 locals showed up for jobs at a recruiting office set up for former Iraqi soldiers.
. Hired 50 individuals for a Joint Iraqi Security Company.
. Continued Task Force Neighborhood operations in Makhmur to improve schools, soccer fields and a market area.
. Continued "Task Force Neighborhood" mission in the Mansour municipality by making repairs and improvements to 30 vendor stalls and a schoolyard.
. Reported an additional $20,000 on repairs/supplies will be spent over the next few days for schools in Imam Garbi, Qayarrah, Sheil Hamd and As Shurah.
. Received 11 propane trucks into the Hermmani Alil plant and conducted two benzene delivery missions to Qayyarah and Hermanni Alil.
. Conducted Office of the Provisional Coalition Authority (OCPA) payments at six payment sites and six banks in Mosul area.
. Met with mayor and city council in Al Fallujah to plan for the future of the city, and discussed infrastructure rebuilding and security/law-and-order issues.
. Destroyed 54 tons of captured Iraqi ammunition.
. Reported 88 of 95 Neighborhood Advisory Councils have stood up in Baghdad.
. Reported 1.4 million liters of fuel were delivered to Baghdad gas stations, creating a 1.6 million liters reserve.
. Initiated a work-hire program for former Iraqi military personnel in Baghdad.
. Attended a town hall meeting in the Baghdad Airport Village to discuss the World Food Program and security issues.
. Met with a contractor to assess the cost to repair the broken windows at Airport Village in Baghdad.
. Cleared 2000 meters of roads in support of the Karkh Municpality, and continued to assist local Iraqi officials to identify and repair damaged and degraded power, water, and sewage facilities in Baghdad.
. Met with a Baghdad municipality sewer department engineer to turn off a sewage pump station in order for UN and Red Crescent officials to complete temporary fixes of two submersible pumps.
. Reported crude oil is now flowing from Kirkuk, which is expected to increase oil production.
. Met with Iraqi FDA officials on the scientific campus of Al-Jahdria in Karadah area of Baghdad. There they received a status report on reconstruction of facilities and discussed funding.
. Helped OCPA develop a proposed policy for handling displaced persons.
. Conducted a meeting with the directors of the Rasheed and Rafidain Banks to discuss payment of civil servants and pensioners.
. Coordinated with the Office of Distribution in Fallujah to ensure trucks, filling stations and the propane plant are ready for receipt of fuel.
. Reported the first election for the Mosul Bar Association, with nine members elected.
. Hosted meeting with the Mayor of Mosul and a leader of former Iraqi military members to discuss coalition reconstruction efforts.
. Reported the barley harvest in Northern Iraq is 70% complete and the wheat harvest is on schedule.
. Initiated several projects to improve schools and roads in Imam Garbi, As Shurah, and Qayarrah using Coalition discretionary funds.
SOUTHERN IRAQ
AL AMARAH
. Purchased tires for the local ambulances.
. Reported a quick impact project has been submitted for the repair and replacement of the pumps in the water treatment plant, which will double the pumping capacity. A local contractor has been found to fix chlorination system. An additional quick impact project has been approved for the purchase of a generator part, which will provide continuous electricity to the plant.
AN NAJAF
. Met with the Red Cross to discuss water treatment for the five hospitals in Al Najaf Governance.
. Reported the Retirement Office began making stipend payments to retirees on Saturday.
. Reported six benzene trucks (216,000 liters) and three trucks (108,000 liters) of diesel were received in the last two days.
AN NASARIYAH
. Met with members of the An Nasiriyah Chamber of Commerce to develop a strategy for stimulating economic activity through small business development.
AD DIWANIYAH
. Located and delivered several stolen or abandoned gasoline tankers and delivered them to the police department for safekeeping.
. Processed 188 teachers and headmasters, who each signed a statement disavowing their Ba'ath party affiliation.
AL HILLAH
. Assisted in distribution of medical supplies in the Al Hillah governate.
. Attended the opening of the Al Hillah Art Gallery with Al Hillah civilian leadership.
. Delivered medical supplies to hospitals in Mahawee, Al Musiayb, Iban Saif, and Eskandaria.
. Assessed the grain receiving terminals in Al Hillah and have begun an assessment of other terminals in the southern region.
. Completed the National Payment Plan distributions to employees of the Courthouse, Orphans Trust and Registration Department.
AS SAMAWAH
. Started working with the local newspaper to publish stories about security, municipal services and school projects.
. Met with Director of Water to discuss repairs to five water treatment plants in Rumaythah. Villages served by the five plants currently receive their water by tanker truck.
KARBALA
. Initiated an effort to find employment for local handicapped workers.
. Met with The Research Triangle Institute to discuss the general security situation and rapid grant options. Also met local leadership and gathered assessments of the governate.
. Reported Karbala University has 100% of the students returning to class, with the exception of the hard-line Ba'ath party loyalists, who the University President refused to enroll.
. Met with the manager of the Specialized Dental Center of Karbala to assess the facility.
. Reported the availability of potable water increased by 53,000 gallons with the completion of the former Iraqi Army water treatment plant.
AL BASRAH
. Met with UNICEF, Kharafi National and an Iraqi Well Drilling Company to coordinate installation of test wells on the Al Basrah General Hospital grounds by the local Iraqi Well Drilling Company.
. Submitted a proposal to USAID for additional funding to build a medical oxygen refill station in Basra.
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