- COP Shocker
COP Shocker is a U.S. Coalition base located in
Zurbatiyah , Iraq. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2007/09/mil-070928-rferl01.htm] The base located parrallel to Iraqi 3rd Region BDE Department of Border Enforcement (DBE).PDFlink| [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Joint_Service_Achieve_Medal_COP_Shocker_Captain_James_Van_Thach.pdf Joint Service Achievement Medal COP Shocker] .|108 KiB ] Assigned to the base are a contigent of US BorderMilitary transition team ,Georgian Army ,United States Border Patrol and US Canine unit.Quotes
* “The passing of responsibility is a throwback to the Saddam days when, if you admitted failure, it was off with your head,” said Col. Mark Mueller, commander of the Border Transition Team, a U.S. unit that advises and supports Iraqi Border Police in Wasit province. “The reality is, stuff is coming through – we know because we capture it.” [http://thetension.blogspot.com/2007/10/dust-wind-and-land-mines-fighting.html]
References
External links
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2007/09/mil-070928-rferl01.htm U.S. Building Military Base Near Iraqi-Iranian Border]
* [http://thetension.blogspot.com/2007/10/dust-wind-and-land-mines-fighting.html Dust, Wind and Land Mines: Fighting Smugglers on the Iran-Iraq Border ]
* [http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12940&Itemid=21 Weapons stockpiles destroyed near Iranian border ]
* [http://iraq.pigstye.net/article.php/U.S.toTargetIranianArmsEnteringIraq U.S. to Target Iranian Arms Entering Iraq]
* [http://iraq.pigstye.net/article.php/U.S.BuildingMilitaryBaseNearIraqi-Irania U.S. Building Military Base Near Iraqi-Iranian Border]
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