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NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 March 11, 2004Release 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...

  Mosul Police Station Rebuilt, Opened 32 Days After Bombing MOSUL, Iraq - Security concerns remained high as local Iraqi police officers and Coalition officials attended a ribbon cutting ceremony March 3 at the Althaqafa Police Station, celebrating its reconstruction after a suicide bombing nearly five weeks ago. The Jan. 31 explosion occurred when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated outside the station. The blast killed 10 Iraqi police officers, some of whom were waiting in line to receive their paychecks. Following the attack on the police station, the 503rd Military Police Battalion took responsibility to complete the statement...