Republican National Committee Release - Ir Aqfactsvol5

NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14, 2005

At The Iraqi Army Basic Training Academy In Taji, Iraq, All Instruction Is Now In Arabic And Courses Are Taught By Iraqi Noncommissioned Officers. (U.S. Army Website, www4.army.mil, Accessed 11/16/05)

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A Counter-Insurgency Center Recently Opened Outside Of Baghdad. (Department Of Defense Website, www.mnfiraq.com, Accessed 11/16/05)

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The Counter-Insurgency Center For Excellence Provides Coalition Forces And Iraqi Security Forces “With The Latest And Best Practices For Conducting Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Operations In Iraq.” (Department Of Defense Website,

The Iraqi Basic Training Program Has Also Expanded At The Academy. Cadets Now Have An Additional Ten Days To Learn And Perfect Combat Skills. (U.S. Army Website,

www.mnf-iraq.com, Accessed 11/16/05)

www4.army.mil, Accessed 11/16/05)

1,000 Iraqi Army Soldiers Are Participating In Operation Steel Curtain, An Offensive “Intended To Rid The [Syrian] Border Area Of Havens For Foreign Insurgents, Particularly Members Of Al Qaeda In Iraq.”

The U.S. Military And Iraqi Forces Killed About 50 Terrorists During A Broad Offensive This Week In Western Iraq. (John Ward Anderson, “U.S. Widens Offensive In Far Western Iraq,” The Washington Post, 11/15/05)

(John Ward Anderson, “U.S. Widens Offensive In Far Western Iraq,” The Washington Post, 11/15/05)

“This Growth Has Continued Since The January 2005 Elections. One In Four Companies Says Its Staff Has Grown In The Last Several Months …” (Center For International Private Enterprise Website, www.cipe.org, Accessed 11/16/05)

“The Number Of Iraqi Firms That Employ Women Has Grown Significantly Since Last Year’s Survey. In Late 2004, 43% Of Firms Employed Women, While Now The Number Is 63%.” (Center For International Private Enterprise Website, www.cipe.org, Accessed 11/16/05)

“[N]early Three-Quarters (77%) [Of Iraqis] Anticipate Growth In The National Economy Over The Next Two Years.” (Center

“Across Iraq, More Than 2,500 Schools Have Been Renovated Or Received Repairs. In Addition, USAID Is Training 100,000 Primary And Secondary Teachers Throughout The Country.” (Bill Crawford, Op-Ed, “Not All Negative,” National Review, 11/9/05)

Under Saddam Hussein, Only One In Six Iraqi School Children Had Textbooks. (Bill Crawford, Op-Ed, “Not All Negative,” National Review, 11/9/05)

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USAID Has “Printed And Distributed 8.7 Million Revised Math And Science Textbooks …” (USAID Website, www.usaid.gov, Accessed 11/16/05)

For International Private Enterprise Website, www.cipe.org, Accessed 11/16/05)

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