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With the capture of No. 54, we have taken another significant step in reducing anti-coalition resistance
Baath Party leader captured in Iraq Jan 14, 2004
Forces attempted to apprehend the Iraqis, but the Iraqis opened fire on them. The units returned fire, killing seven personnel and destroying three fuel tankers
U.S. forces kill 7 Iraqis in firefight Jan 12, 2004
Despite the clear use of this mosque for criminal, terrorist and anti-coalition activities, great care was taken by coalition forces to uphold the sanctity of the mosque and to use the minimum amount of force necessary to conduct the operation
US: Mosque raiders sensitive, successful Jan 02, 2004
I can't imagine why the enemy would want to bring a dead body to a hospital
Discrepancies in Iraq weekend firefight Dec 04, 2003
There is a hold right now on Royal Jordanian and DHL civilian aircraft, pending further investigation
Commercial flights to Iraq shut down Nov 23, 2003
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt (born 21 June 1954) was the 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, serving under George W. Bush from August 2008 to January 2009. Prior to joining the State Department, he was a Brigadier General in the United States Army, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East. Kimmitt has also served as Deputy Director for Strategy and Plans for the United States Central Command, and Deputy Director for Operations/Chief Military Spokesman for Coalition Forces in Iraq, and served at NATO's SHAPE headquarters in Belgium.
Kimmitt was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and is married to Catherine Kimmitt.
Kimmitt graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point as a part of the class of 1976, and earned a Masters in Business Administration degree, graduating with distinction, from Harvard University as part of the class of 1984. He also received master's degrees from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the National Defense University. He earned a certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) while serving as Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy.