Biblical City handed over to iraqi forces
The U.S. Central Command announced today that Nineveh and it's surrounding province is being handed over to Iraqi troops. Nineveh, you may recall, was the biblical city founded by post-flood ruler Nimrod some 6000+ years or so ago. It is spoken of in the Bible in Genesis 10:11, Jonah 3:3 and 4:11, and was once the Capital of the Assyrian empire.
From CentCom...
December 29, 2005
Release Number: 05-12-78
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST BATTLE SPACE TRANSITION IN NINEVEH PROVINCE
MOSUL, IRAQ – Over 500 soldiers from the Coalition Forces and the Iraqi Army came together for a battle-space assumption handover ceremony Dec. 27.
For the first time within the Nineveh Province of Iraq, the 3/3/2 Iraqi Army assumed military control of battle-space. The Iraqi Army is fully engaged in the fight, and Iraq’s leadership will bring security and stability back to the nation and ultimately defeat the insurgency.
One of the Coalition Forces main efforts is to build capable Iraqi Army battalions, brigades and divisions through partnership and transition teams. This effort has enabled the Iraqi people to have increased confidence in the capability and credibility of its security forces.
B-Roll of this monumental event can be down-loaded from the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), HTTP://www.dvidshub.net
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MULTINATIONAL FORCE-NORTHWEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, MAJ DAVID ALBANO AT David.Albano@MNBNW.IRAQ.ARMY.MIL
From CentCom...
December 29, 2005
Release Number: 05-12-78
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST BATTLE SPACE TRANSITION IN NINEVEH PROVINCE
MOSUL, IRAQ – Over 500 soldiers from the Coalition Forces and the Iraqi Army came together for a battle-space assumption handover ceremony Dec. 27.
For the first time within the Nineveh Province of Iraq, the 3/3/2 Iraqi Army assumed military control of battle-space. The Iraqi Army is fully engaged in the fight, and Iraq’s leadership will bring security and stability back to the nation and ultimately defeat the insurgency.
One of the Coalition Forces main efforts is to build capable Iraqi Army battalions, brigades and divisions through partnership and transition teams. This effort has enabled the Iraqi people to have increased confidence in the capability and credibility of its security forces.
B-Roll of this monumental event can be down-loaded from the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), HTTP://www.dvidshub.net
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MULTINATIONAL FORCE-NORTHWEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, MAJ DAVID ALBANO AT David.Albano@MNBNW.IRAQ.ARMY.MIL
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