Suspended...

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment secures a roof near the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. A female suicide bomber wearing a belt packed with explosives killed a policeman and wounded 17 people when she targeted a police station, police said. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)

The U.S. military has warned that Sunni insurgents are increasingly recruiting and using women to carry out bombings because they are more easily able to hide explosives under their robes and avoid being searched at checkpoints.
AP Reporting

Afternoon...

As expected, more photos of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment continue to hit the net. Also, Black Widows remain a threat in the Diyala province as evidenced by these pictures...

We talked about this threat back in June...

For those wondering, we have not heard from Chris in quite some time. We know he is busy and just yesterday saw his electronic fingerprints. He will call when he can. Please continue to pray for him and the entire 2nd SCR as they work in the Diyala province, which remains the most dangerous area in Iraq.

The month of August is going to be grind...how are you doing?

Special thanks to the info hounds for the following articles:

Iraqi Government Temporarily Halts Military Operations in Diyala Province

Bombs kill six in Iraq's dangerous Diyala province

Chris, I love you buddy! Never give up...

Be safe!

v/r,
- Collabman

A woman looks up at a U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment walking out of a house during a military search in Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment (L) stands next to an Iraqi outside a house during a military search in Baquba, in Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


An Iraqi girl cries as a U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment walks by during a military patrol in Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)

A woman standing behind a palm tree looks at a U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment during a military search in Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


A girl looks up at a U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment walking out of a house during a military search in Baquba, in Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment (L) unloads a weapon inside a house during a military search in Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment collect evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. A female suicide bomber wearing a belt packed with explosives killed a policeman and wounded 17 people when she targeted a police station, police said. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment collects evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment and Iraqi security forces work at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment collect evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment and Iraqi security forces work at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)


A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment runs up the stairs of a house near the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (IRAQ)