U.S. CENTCOM News 7th, 8th July 2008

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Admiral: Success breeding success in Iraq Posted: 08 Jul 2008 03:20 AM CDT WASHINGTON (July 7, 2008) – Success is building on success in Iraq, a senior military official said Sunday in Baghdad.

Vocational center means job training in Hawr Rajab Posted: 08 Jul 2008 03:06 AM CDT CAMP STRIKER (July 7, 2008) – The second Village of Hope training center class graduated in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, July 3. Joint Chiefs chair gets firsthand look at Sadr City progress Posted: 08 Jul 2008 03:11 AM CDT BAGHDAD (July 7, 2008) – The U.S. military's top-ranking officer saw improvements U.S. and Iraqi troops have made in Sadr City recently. Sunni, Shia celebrate unity through soccer Posted: 07 Jul 2008 02:38 AM CDT YETHRIB, Iraq (July 7, 2008) – For more than half a decade, the Balad and Yethrib areas have been plagued with sectarian violence that has pitted rival Shiite Muslims and Sunni Arabs against one another. The bloodshed between tribes, at times, had turned into all out warfare that was waged in palm groves and fields near the Tigris River. Citizen's tip leads to large weapons find Posted: 07 Jul 2008 02:19 AM CDT CAMP STRIKER, Iraq (July 7, 2008) – Iraqi and Coalition soldiers acted on the tip and found numerous weapons near Baghdad.