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A member of Iraq's security forces Dhi Qar was the second Iraqi province to be handed over UK and Italian forces in southern Iraq have handed over control of the province of Dhi Qar to Iraqi forces. At a ceremony in the provincial capital, Nasiriya, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki described the handover as a "great day". It is the second of 18 provinces to be handed over, following neighbouring Muthanna in July. Dhi Qar is one of the country's less troubled provinces, and has been in the British area of control since 2003. But the handover is not being...