COB Basra hosts Iftar celebration

August 29, 2010

United States Division-South hosts an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra in southern Iraq
Attendees included senior leadership from USD-S, Iraqi Security Forces leaders, businessmen, and clergy from southern Iraq
Iftar is the breaking of the daily fast that Muslims observe during the holy month of Ramadan

COB Basra hosts Iftar Celebration

The buffet line at the Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra in southern Iraq featured sheep, lamb and fish to name a few items. The dinner was hosted by leaders of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South on Aug. 28.
COB Basra hosts Iftar celebration

Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South, speaks with Emad Al-Banaa, the archbishop of southern Iraq, during an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra Aug. 28. Al-Banaa is...
COB Basra hosts Iftar celebration

Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, speaks with an Iraqi Police official during an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra Aug. 28.
COB Basra hosts Iftar celebration

Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South, speaks with Iraqi Army Staff Maj. Gen. Aziz Noor Swady, commander of the 14th IA Division, during an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating...

The buffet line at the Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra in southern Iraq featured sheep, lamb and fish to name a few items. The dinner was hosted by leaders of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South on Aug. 28.
Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South, speaks with Emad Al-Banaa, the archbishop of southern Iraq, during an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra Aug. 28. Al-Banaa is...
Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, speaks with an Iraqi Police official during an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra Aug. 28.
Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South, speaks with Iraqi Army Staff Maj. Gen. Aziz Noor Swady, commander of the 14th IA Division, during an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating...