Being the curious individual that I am and having put a lot of effort into the security of Northeast Diyala Province I am always wondering what exactly is going in that little corner of the world. Some would prefer to forget; I, on the other hand, like updates.
However, getting up to date info on the region is difficult unless something goes boom and since I promised my warrant officer that I wouldn't attempt to email our replacements I am forced to get what little news on the region from unclassified sources...like the interwebs.
Stryker Brigade News is normally a good source for news links on the various Stryker brigades operating around the world and that site linked to a news story about 2-25 SAAB (Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, basically the "non combat" Stryker Brigade Combat Team) and their first 100 days in Iraq.
The news of course is boring...no real change for 2-14 Cavalry from what 1-14 Cavalry was doing. They still man the combined checkpoints with the Iraqi Army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces and deal with the Kurd-Arab tension issue that is paramount to the security of northern Iraq. One bit that did jump out at me was that there are three bilateral checkpoints, Kurd-Arab controlled, that have been established and have posed no issues. That's a good sign to the region. One of those checkpoints was being set up as 1-14 Cav was leaving and it's nice to know that not only is it still functioning, but the Kurdish and Arab leadership have agreed to two more. A good step forward in my opinion.
In non Iraq news: Southern Sudanese voters headed to the polls today to determine if South Sudan should declare independence from the rest of Sudan. It will be interesting to learn if the referendum passes and if it is seen as legitimate. This is a development that I will attempt to follow closely as violence could easy break out, especially over the oil fields that seperate north from south Sudan.
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