(THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)
November 10: “A new shooting range is being built in the camp. A plane from Norway with mail and newspapers created joy in the camp. ”
November 6: The so-called "Chemical Ali" has been searched, but the basement of the house was full of water. Therefore, the house must be visited again later. Many people on the shooting range, an activity most people seem to appreciate. ”
November 5: "Today, the Trent Troop was assigned the responsibility of leading a multinational escort that goes up to Al Hilla once a week. This is in the Polish sector, north of Basra and south of Baghdad. Among the Poles, there are also some Norwegian staff officers who receive supplies from the Norwegian force in the south through this sector. A good part of the Norwegian soldiers were on the shooting range for a full 11 hours today. "
November 4: Soldiers from the Norwegian engineering company were today on reconnaissance together with aid workers in Norwegian Church Aid in the border town of Safwan. ”
November 3: "The engineering company today had plans for driving training in Kuwait. On arrival, however, it turned out that this did not fit in very well with the Kuwaiti traditions of celebrating Ramadan. Thus, it was returned immediately. A richer experience for Ola Nordmann. ”
November 1: "The American heavy transport vehicles that were escorted to the village of Al Amarah by Norwegian soldiers were escorted back to their base in Kuwait today."
October 28: Otherwise, many in the Norwegian armored engineering company have prepared "Norwegian evening" which is arranged tonight. Here, there will be visits from the partners in the area. ”
October 24: Fridays are a day of rest, and the Norwegian force follows the British regiment's plan with a "late start day". The soldiers will have the opportunity to sleep a little longer at least one day a week. Of course, most people who have the opportunity appreciate this. ”
October 21: "In collaboration with Danes, Americans and Britons, soldiers and an excavator from the engineering company have conducted searches and opened mass graves."
October 8: "The engineering company has supported the British with work on a bridge to be repaired. This is a work in which soldiers from the United States also participate. "
September 21st: "After the service, the British were treated to Norwegian freshly made waffles and coffee."
September 18st: “The reconnaissance team in the engineering company has had another day on the river. In addition to regular patrols on the river near the headquarters, they have also supported the British in a larger patrol on the river Shatt Al Arab. "
27th August: "In connection with soldiers in the Norwegian engineering company escorting Operational Stand Down to Kuwait yesterday, a warning shot was fired. The warning shot was fired to divide a group of locals who crowded around the escort vehicles. Before the shot was fired, it was hooted with car horns and given verbal and physical cues to the group, but without moving away. A Norwegian team leader in the escort fired a warning shot. This meant that the group dissolved and the escort could continue. No one was injured in the incident. The Norwegian soldiers who were in the escort were debriefed after the incident. "
20th August: "A new international match in football between the training squad and the British was played on Thursday night and ended 3-3. The result is probably due to the fact that the British borrowed Norwegian players. "
17th August: "The situation in Basra has been calm this weekend. There have been no riots or stone-throwing. The training squad has met the British in a national football match three times and has now raised the old woman after the loss in the first meeting. The second match ended 7-2 to Norway, which led to the British demanding a return match the next day. Once again, the Norwegians proved to be the best with the leather ball and won the match 4-3. The coaching staff is now leading the Shaiba Champions League. "
14th August: "In recent days, the Norwegian force in southern Iraq has experienced that the local population has thrown stones at military vehicles. In a village outside Basra, the Norwegian force's interpreter spoke today with the village chief about the problems. The chief immediately ordered a halt to the stone-throwing. And for the time being, it seems that the chief's words apply. It proves that it helps to communicate with the people of Iraq, something the Norwegian force emphasizes in its work. "
11th August: "If the security situation dictates, the Norwegian force will stay inside the camp."
4th August: "The day has been marked by one of the officers in the engineering company being slightly injured when the car he was in triggered an explosive charge. The relief, however, was great when the soldiers learned that he had done well. "
July 8: "Today a British soldier was evacuated to the field hospital in the Norwegian / British camp in Al Shaiba. It was Norwegian medical personnel who were responsible for the evacuation of the British who had been hit by heat. None of the Norwegians have experienced heat stroke so far. ”
