Written by 101st Airborne Division (AA) PAO
MOSUL, Iraq – In a ceremony held June 1 at the 3rd Iraqi Army Division Headquarters in Al Kisik, 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army assumed command from 4th Bn., 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Bde. Combat Team over areas in western Ninewah.
This event marked a pivotal moment in the security of Iraq as this IA battalion joins two others in western Ninewah in taking complete control of their own area of operation.
via MNF-Iraq
CAMP HABBINYAH , Iraq – The 1st Iraqi Army Division officially assumed control of territory vicinity of Habbaniyah on June 2d. In a ceremony with the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment the 1st IA has taken the lead and will operate in the area.
The Iraqi unit is now responsible for planning and executing their own operations in Habbaniyah , Iraq , located between the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.
It was the first division-level transfer of territory in al Anbar province. Four Iraqi brigades and nine Iraqi battalions are also assigned territory in the province.
Updated: 6-7
via MNSTC-I (hat tip DJ)
3rd NP Bde took over in Hillah (N. Babil) on 31 May.
via DVIDS(hat tip DJ)
...officially turning over responsibility for the Karbala province from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to 4th Brigade, 8th IAD, June 2 at the 1st Battalion, 4/8 IAD, compound in Hindiniyah.
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