HUNDREDS OF IDPS RETURN TO AL KHWALIS
July 22, 2008
July 22, 2008
TIKRIT, Iraq, July 22 -- The U.S. Army 1st Armored Division issued the following news release:
More than 108 internally displaced families returned to their homes in the town of al Khwalis, Iraq, July 20. The event was celebrated by a welcome ceremony and is a significant mark in the reconciliation process.
The families left the area when tensions mounted after the Iraqi Army cleared the area of al-Qaeda last year.
"Today was a ceremony that repr . . .
More than 108 internally displaced families returned to their homes in the town of al Khwalis, Iraq, July 20. The event was celebrated by a welcome ceremony and is a significant mark in the reconciliation process.
The families left the area when tensions mounted after the Iraqi Army cleared the area of al-Qaeda last year.
"Today was a ceremony that repr . . .