When Sons of Iraq grow up
Transitioning the Sons of Iraq from a local security force to a public works program is one of the goals for 2008. The process has begun in Hawr Rajab at the “Village of Hope.”
Author Archives: Gordon Alanko
Reconstructing relationships: Hawr Rajab
Currently embedded with US forces in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Gordon Alanko looks at reconstruction and reconciliation efforts between local villages and the Iraqi government.
In Pictures: Sons of Iraq members turn over anti-aircraft weapons
Currently embedded with US forces in Sayifiyah in southern Arab Jabour, Iraq, Gordon Alanko provides this pictorial of an anti-aircraft cache discovered by Sons of Iraq.
In Pictures: A medical mission in Sayafiyah
Gordon Alanko, currently embedded with US forces in Iraq, provides this pictorial of a one-day medical clinic in Sayifiyah in southern Arab Jabour.
Sons of Iraq
Gordon Alanko is embedded with US forces in Sayifiyah in southern Arab Jabour, Iraq. He reports on the establishment of the of the local security forces in the region.