Security folders of Babel, Wassit to be received within two weeks – MOD

Aswat Aliraq ^ | 16 September 2008 | unk

[DJ Elliott]

BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (VOI) – The official spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) on Monday said that Iraq's security forces will receive the two security folders of Babel and Wassit provinces from the Multi National Forces (MNF) during the coming two weeks. "Preparations are underway to receive the security folders of Babel (100 km south of Baghdad) and Wassit (180 km southeast of Baghdad) during the coming two weeks or on early October," Staff General Mohammed al-Askari told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI). "Receiving the security folders of those two provinces will be through official ceremonies," he said. Iraqi security forces are currently responsible for the security folders of 11 of the Iraqi provinces.

[DJ Elliott]

Numbers 12 and 13 of 18 total provinces. Ahead of the schedule General Petraeus briefed in April. His brief slide had these for November 2008.

[presently no screen name]

Ahead of the schedule

Bush's fault!! :-) Thanks for the good news.

[agere_contra]

That’s very good news.

Especially as things can get very confusing in Babel. The new tower isn’t helping at all.