Tarmiyah rebounds from violence

By James Warden, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Monday, October 13, 2008 James Warden/S&S A construction worker prepares a wheelbarrow to haul cement Thursday at the Bukhari Primary School in Tarmiyah, Iraq. The Shiite-dominated Iraqi government is spending millions on the Sunni city after months of withholding money for fear it would only fund insurgent groups. Tarmiyah bustles with projects as funds come in Here is a look at who is paying for completed, ongoing and upcoming projects around Tarmiyah: - Iraqi government: About $17.6 million (37 percent) - U.S.-managed Iraqi money: About $20.2 million (43 percent) - American money: About $9.6 million (20 percent) Total: About $47.4 million -Source: U.S. Army TARMIYAH, Iraq — Thursday was a good day to work around Tarmiyah. The weather was warm but not oppressive. The sun... [read full story]