James Reed

On the Ground: Troops in Iraq Focus on Schools

 

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. forces in Iraq increasingly are putting down weapons to build schools in their changing role there. Some of Diwaniya's brightest female students between 13 and 15 years old participated in their new school's opening Feb. 26.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked with the local government and contractors to open the Irshad Secondary School for Girls.

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