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Fr Jan 21 -

IS MOSUL READY-SET-GO?

*It's the rainy season in Ninewa province, and the mud sticks to your boots the way old ideas stick in your mind.

But rain also washes away the mud, and officials hope the elections Jan. 30 will wash away the old ideas governing this country.

Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq; Iraqi armed forces chief Gen. Babakir; and Iraqi ground forces commander Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Qadr led a trip to Ninewa to get the latest on the security situation for the elections...

Iraqi officials said the election will happen in Ninewa province...

"Insh'allah (God willing), we will be ready."*

-- Excerpted From Jim Garamone, AFPS --

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In other news about the city via Stryker:

Allied Forces were fired upon by anti-Iraqi insurgents from Al Sabrine Mosque in eastern Mosul... Firing from a mosque clearly is a violation of the law of war.

And yesterday, terrorist insurgents attacked Al Salam Hospital in eastern Mosul, but were successfully repelled with no injuries to ISF or Iraqi civilians reported.

:: From Stryker Brigade News ::

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