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  • General: Iraq’s Army, National Police striding towards independence

    08/22/2006 4:11:52 PM PDT · by SandRat · 6 replies · 392+ views
    By Sgt. Jeff Lowry124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment The first full Iraqi Army division will soon be operating without the mentoring of U.S. advisors, a U.S. Army official who oversees Iraqi security forces’ training said Monday in Baghdad.Brig. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard discussed the formation of the Iraqi National Police and security concerns throughout Iraq in a briefing to reporters.Pittard, commander of the Iraqi Assistance Group, said that after Sept. 3, the 8th Iraqi Army Division will be operating independently.Coalition forces will provide only guidance going forward to what will become the first Iraqi Army division to reach such...