Posted on 01/11/2008 1:55:15 PM PST by uksupport1
The Iraqi Army is leading its first joint foot patrols through areas of Baghdad under the mentoring eye of the US/UK Military Transition Team (MiTT).
In the divided Sunni/Shia district of West Rashid 'Mahala', Iraqi, American and British troops have been cooperating to improve the security and stability.
The 11-man US-led MiTT team also has four members of 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland posted to it from Basrah....
Captain Kev Gartside of the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland explained why the British troops are serving in Baghdad:
"The Iraqi Battalion here is from the 10th Division, which is from the South East. They've been loaned to Baghdad because there's a requirement for more troops up here. And because of that, the US have requested British troops come up here to help with the mentoring. So we've got four Brits up here with the 11-man US MiTT team that mentors them. It's a great relationship that we've developed with them. It's a three-way thing between the US, the UK and the Iraqis. It's all interacting very well and we've formed quite a bond between us all."
(Excerpt) Read more at mod.uk ...
Neat! Thanks for posting.
No worries mate. Its good to see the depth of Coalition cooperation across Iraq.
It’s good to see the IA ‘bedding down’.
Thanks for the link.
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