A member of the Iraqi security forces kisses a copy of the Koran given to him BY a member of Moqtada al-Sadr's office in Baghdad's Sadr City March 29, 2008. In Baghdad's Sadr City, Sadr's main stronghold, a group of Iraqi police and soldiers surrendered themselves and their weapons to the local Sadr office, a Reuters photographer said. The spokesman for Iraqi security forces in Baghdad, Major-General Qassim Moussawi, sought to play down the desertions, saying he had received reports of only 15 men surrendering. He said those who did so would be court-martialled. REUTERS/Kareem Raheem (IRAQ)
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (2nd L) shakes hands with tribal members in Basra March 29, 2008. Iraqi interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani is seen at left. REUTERS/Iraqi Government Office/Handout (IRAQ).
ISF assigned to Sadr City Security District include:
- 8th Brigade, Iraqi National Police (2200 pers)
- 44th Brigade, Iraqi Army (2,500 pers)
- Local Iraqi Police
So those 40 are a half a percent of the ISF in that sector...