Tag Archives: Hilla

Not so nice news about Hilla…

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Thank God the 3 Katyusha rockets aimed at Kenneth’s compound in Hilla missed the target and there were no injuries. It is disturbing to read that members of the “Special Groups” have been arrested in Hilla in the last couple … Continue reading →

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Provincial elections: reconstructing Iraq.

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Here’s a New York Times article on what has happened in Iraq since the provincial elections last January. Since Kenneth has been living in Hilla for the last year, I found this description sobering: Babil’s provincial capital, Hilla, is a … Continue reading →

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Babil Province, Iraq: the good and the bad.

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Yesterday I posted the good news. Today, I find that the car bomb that hit the cattle market in Iraq actually detonated near Hillah. Although it is described as one of the largest attacks in recent history, the area in … Continue reading →

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Provincial Reconstruction Team – Babil Province, Hillah

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

(UPDATE:  Below is a video of the ceremony before distributing wheelchairs to Iraqi citizens.) (UPDATE:  Thanks, Gateway Pundit, for posting this!). As some of you know, Kenneth has been in Iraq for a year.  He has been unable to update … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding Iraq.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Here’s an excerpt of Kenneth’s contribution to RealClearWorld‘s blog, Rebuilding Iraq: Just a few weeks after my arrival in Al-Hillah, the REO [Regiona Embassy Office] compound was shelled twice. The REO compound adjoins a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base, where … Continue reading →

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Leaving Iraq.

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

If all goes well, Kenneth ought to get to Warsaw on Tuesday… It will have taken him 4 days or so to make the trip. He reports: …we were reminded this week about the danger of working here when an … Continue reading →

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Iraq updates.

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Those who do choose to work with us, have to have lots of courage on a daily basis.

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