MOSUL POLICE THANK COALITION FORCES FOR ASSISTANCE

CENTCOM ^ | March 11, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

	NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

March 11, 2004
Release Number: 04-03-31


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


MOSUL POLICE THANK COALITION FORCES FOR ASSISTANCE

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi policemen from the Mosul area met with soldiers from the U.S. Army's 503rd Military Police Battalion Wednesday to thank them for their assistance in providing security and stability in northern Iraq over the past year.

"We walked hand in hand for one year to rebuild police stations in Mosul," said Mohammed Barhowie, who is the police chief in Mosul. He explained that they were very proud of the coalition forces that helped renovate several police stations and enabled the police officers to protect their fellow citizens.

"We want to increase the number of policemen and work hard in perfecting our police stations," Barhowie said. Coalition forces started a police-training program that includes a three-week course for current police officers and an eight-week course for new recruits.

In the past year, 4,570 police, corrections specialists and firefighters from the Ninevah Province have completed the training.

Barhowie said the police are better prepared to maintain security for the people of Iraq because of the training the coalition forces provided.

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi policemen from the Mosul area met with soldiers from the U.S. Army's 503rd Military Police Battalion Wednesday to thank them for their assistance in providing security and stability in northern Iraq over the past year.

"We walked hand in hand for one year to rebuild police stations in Mosul," said Mohammed Barhowie, who is the police chief in Mosul.

 

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 503D Military Police Battalion (Airborne)  
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[barker]

Love news like this. We are making a difference.

[BlessedByLiberty]

Wonderful news. Guess I'll catch video of it on ABCBSNBCCNN tonight, won't I?

[Calpernia]

Multinational Force to Help Haitian Police Disarm Populace

Multinational Force to Help Haitian Police Disarm Populace
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2004 – Multinational troops in Haiti will assist national police in maintaining the peace and to disarm citizens bearing arms illegally, the U.S. officer in charge of the nine-day-old operation said here today.

"I've authorized the Multinational Interim Force in Haiti to support the police in the disarmament of the illegally armed civilians in accordance with Haitian law," Army Gen. James T. Hill, commander of U.S. Southern Command based in Miami, told Pentagon reporters.

Hill, who noted he'd visited Haiti last week to talk with Haitian officials, was in Washington for discussions with senior Pentagon leaders.

The general said 1,600 American troops – primarily Marines – are in Haiti, along with 516 French troops, 328 Chilean military members, and about 52 Canadian forces. Another 400 Canadian forces, he added, are expected to arrive in Haiti soon.

Any illegally armed civilians encountered by MIF patrols, Hill asserted, "will be immediately disarmed to ensure force protection of the multinational force."

Disarming Haitians is difficult for the task force, Hill maintained, because "there are many illegally armed gangs and groups in Haiti."

U.S. Marines "have been fired on a handful of times since deploying to Haiti," Hill said, noting all MIF members have the right to protect themselves. Press reports say several Haitians have been shot and killed after attacking U.S. Marines.

United States troops are part of a U.N.-authorized, multinational force sent to Haiti to restore order in the economically depressed, troubled country. The MIF, Hill said, now is primarily occupied in restoring order in the capital city of Port-au-Prince and nearby areas.

Law and order was breaking down in Haiti even before former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide, who'd been accused of corruption, resigned his office Feb. 29 and departed for exile in Africa. A rebel army vowing to remove Aristide was preparing to march into Port-au-Prince as looters took to the streets.

http://www.dod.mil/news/Mar2004/n03102004_200403107.html

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[Pan_Yans Wife]

"We walked hand in hand for one year to rebuild police stations in Mosul," said Mohammed Barhowie, who is the police chief in Mosul.

RC, this speaks of regard, respect and friendship. I am certain men on both sides learned a great deal about the capacity of the human heart.

Bless you for sharing such good news, always.

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~