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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

June 30, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-101


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


FIRE AND WATER DOMINATE COALITION HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunday's humanitarian missions included delivery of fuel and thousands of gallons water, along with well repairs and removal of ordnance. Meanwhile, fire fighting teams battled major sulfur fires in Mosul for the fourth successive day.

In Fallujah, the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion distributed 3,000 gallons of potable water to residents due to the 40 water main breaks. Engineers are making repairs to these main breaks to restore water distribution to the area. In Mosul, the 4th Infantry Division completed repairs to two wells in Yzedi towns. These towns never had their own water source.

Third Infantry Division engineers continued to clear unexploded ordnance. A total of 56 sites throughout the country, consisting of more than 4,200 pieces of ordnance have been destroyed to date. In Baghdad, the 1st Armored Division delivered 1,200 gallons of diesel and performed preventive maintenance on a generator at Al-Najat orphanage.

The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment delivered 6,000 Humanitarian Daily Rations to residents in Al Qaim and scheduled a third delivery to the hospital in Ar Ramadi.

Civil Affairs Officer U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ron Braxton said, "We're moving heaven and earth in support of the Coalition forces commander to help the people of Iraq."

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