Posted on 07/03/2007 6:57:40 AM PDT by DJ Elliott
From Ministry of the Interior Ad Hoc Paramilitaries to Professional Carabinerie
The development of the Iraqi Police, at the local, provincial, and national levels, is crucial to the counterinsurgency campaign and allowing security to transition to the Iraqi Security Forces. The Iraqi police, particularly the National Police units, have had numerous problems, including infiltration by Shia militias, a lack of professionalism and leadership, poor training and logistics, a lack of equipment and ammunition, and a lack of Coalition supervision. While 2006 was designated as The Year of the Police, the sectarian violence brought about by al Qaeda’s destruction of the dome of the al Askaria mosque in Samarra derailed the advancement of the police. Despite these problems, the National Police has slowly progressed from an ad hoc paramilitary Shia militia to a professional federal police force due to changes by the Interior Ministry and Coalition trainers.
(Excerpt) Read more at billroggio.com ...
Interesting read, actually documenting the purges taking place throughout the Iraqi Police.
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