And in the territory of the oil fields, the North fully co-opted southern commanders to clear the land of people, so that drilling could be done without resistance.
About an hour later, as the crowd swelled to nearly 1,500 and the police assessed that "the mood grew increasingly aggressive," the police commander decided to clear the square and block entrances to the station, but still did not request the extra unit of officers.
Israeli commanders plan to clear a 1.5km-wide zone on the Lebanese side of the border, where there are a series of well-fortified Hizbullah positions, a senior Israeli official said.
Gerald Yingst, a reporter and producer with News2Share, also accuses police of defaming him by announcing his arrest on Twitter and saying he had refused a commander's order to clear the street, damaging his professional reputation.
His brigade headquarters was positioned by a copse which was supposed to have been immediately cleared, but when he arrived it was still occupied by German troops; Hill immediately ordered a company commander from 8th Parachute Battalion to clear the copse.
He said the raids, which enraged the Sunni community, prompted American commanders to require General Shakir to clear all operations with them — a step back from the July 3 transfer of "lead" authority to the Iraqis.
Commanders often call in airstrikes to clear out enemy forces before ground troops move in.
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Furthermore, this information also helps the incident commander to get a clear view of the deployment of firefighters across the fire field.
The young platoon commander who cleared the rebel positions on the flank later told me six of the enemy had been killed, two by his own hand.
