The claim paying excursion was a limited success. About 4-5 claims were paid; about 200,000 dinars, or about $200 dollars, mostly to venders whose shops were damaged and inventory lost.
Left at 1400; arrived about 1430. A sniper had the main street pinned down when we go there, so couldn't move around. The "killers" finally ran him off, but then the iman met with the battalion commander about getting electricity. That negotiation took a while. We ended up starting paying claims about 1600-1630; quit around 1730.
Had to search each applicant for weapons before they entered the claims area. That was a corner room on the bottom floor of a 3 story building. Wooden shutters, no glass in the windows. Quite dark.
Two cameras were mounted in each room, and microphones, and motion detectors, to observe the action. Outside, lots more cameras. All part of the training experience. The evaluators record the action, and play it back during the reviews.
Paying the claims should help a bit. According to our intel folks, all towns but one have turned red, and the NGOs have all left because of the dangerous situation. Not going so good for us, but today should help a bit.
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