Multi-National Security Transition
Command Iraq
Leading Stories
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Iraqi and Coalition forces work together
to counteract IEDs
By U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st
Class William Lovelady
BESMAYA RANGE COMPLEX, Iraq— Iraqi and Coalition forces conducted a symposium at the Iraqi Army Bomb
Disposal School, here recently, to discuss efforts at countering improvised explosive devices—the weapon of choice for most insurgents.[read more]
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FBI trains Iraqi LEOs in evidence rules
By U.S. Air Force Maj. Kim Layne
MOSUL, Iraq— The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently trained 18 law enforcement officers now charged with training their own.
The FBI training encompassed crime scene processing, evidence collection techniques, kidnapping investigations, hostage survival techniques, and tactical training related to arrest and search operations. Upon completion of the initial three-week course, these officers are now [read more] |
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Iraqi Security Forces training divers
By U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Lovelady
BAGHDAD, Iraq- Iraqi Security Forces are
securing the land, airspace and waters of
their nation; and an elite group of them
are taking control underwater. The Iraqi Police are building a group of divers for riverine operations while the Iraqi Navy develops its salt water dive capabilities.
Police and civil defense divers undergo a course of instruction that includes range and depth determination, searching in black water, and underwater extraction. The second course began in October as well.[read more] |
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Coalition and Iraqi forces hold chemical defense exhibition to counteract IEDs
Multi-National Division - Baghdad
PAO
BAGHDAD, Iraq- Iraqi and Coalition officials held a chemical detection and defense technology exposition here Nov. 18 and 19.
The showcase was held to help Iraqi Security Forces officials plan how to equip their units with the best chemical defense systems and procedures available. [read more]
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Sadr City has its own newspaper, the Al Medina
Multi-National Division - Baghdad
MNSTC-I PAO
BAGHDAD, Iraq- IA monumental achievement was accomplished Nov. 3 in the highly populated Baghdad district of Sadr City. This time it wasn’t a record number of barriers put in place or another Special Groups criminal captured, instead it was the publication of the first local Sadr City newspaper, the Al Medina.[read more] |
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Head of Iraqi Navy pays surprise visit to fishermen
Multi-National Division - Baghdad
MNSTC-I PAO
UMM QASR, Iraq- Rear Adm. Jawad, Head of the Iraqi Navy paid a surprise visit to a group of Iraqi fishermen Dec. 21.
Jawad and a group of Coalition leaders were returning from a visit to Iraq’s offshore oil platforms when he decided to board a fishing dhow near the entrance to the Khawr Abd Allah. [read more]
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