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Welcome to Hawaii Today , Your source

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for the latest news on Operation Iraqi

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Freedom Hi Members First Class Richard

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Gonzales . U . S . Soldiers linked up

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with an Iraqi army unit for Operation

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Iron Triangle . This week , the

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soldiers used a tip from a detainee to

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arrest six men , five of whom are on

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the high target list . They also

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uncovered weapons and improvised hand

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grenades , headlines just like these

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come from all over the battlefield .

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Over 263,000 Iraqi soldiers are now

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themselves taking on most of the

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operations in the country . According

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to multinational forces . Iraq

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spokesman Major General Bill CAldwell .

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Iraqi security forces , either solely

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or with coalition aid are performing

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over 80% of missions in the country .

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While the military continues to rebuild .

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Most of coalition help comes in the

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form of supplies , transportation ,

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close air support and medical

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assistance . Wow

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yeah .