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700 coach U.S. in Iraq after the withdrawal of troops
Posted 24/11/2011 07:38 AM
BAGHDAD - Babinaoz - agencies said Iraqi and U.S. officials said about 700, mostly civilians, U.S. coach will help the Iraqi security forces when U.S. troops leave Iraq by the end of the year.
This number is very low figure, which was discussed by Washington and Baghdad in one of the stages and a few of thousands of soldiers and contractors.
And the number of U.S. soldiers and trainers who will stay in Iraq was the subject of months of informal talks before the decision taken by President Barack Obama in October to end U.S. military presence in Iraq. And leave the rest of the U.S. forces, which now number less than 20 thousand of the country before the end of the year.
A senior Iraqi security official familiar with the talks, "there are no talks on the issue and the final total number of trained Americans is 740 ... most of them civilian contractors for training on weapons and only a few military officers."
Iraq needs U.S. experts to train its security forces on tanks, fighter aircraft and other equipment with the U.S. having to rebuild his army after nearly nine years of US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein.
Violence has dropped sharply from a peak of sectarian fighting in 2006-2007, but more than 250 civilians and police and army soldiers were killed in violence in October.
The U.S. military official said that about 700 civilians coach is expected to stay as well as 157 military will be attached to the Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. embassy guard force consists of 20 to 25 Marines.
The Iraqi official said that the trainers will work in the Iraqi bases in Baghdad, Tikrit, Kirkuk and Basra, Nasiriyah, and coronary Basmaja and Erbil. Will be appended to a little over 100 coaches on the Ministry of Interior for police training and the rest will work with the Ministry of Defence.
He added: "They do not have any immunity, but they will be part of the delegation of the U.S. embassy in Iraq."
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Posted 24/11/2011 07:38 AM
BAGHDAD - Babinaoz - agencies said Iraqi and U.S. officials said about 700, mostly civilians, U.S. coach will help the Iraqi security forces when U.S. troops leave Iraq by the end of the year.
This number is very low figure, which was discussed by Washington and Baghdad in one of the stages and a few of thousands of soldiers and contractors.
And the number of U.S. soldiers and trainers who will stay in Iraq was the subject of months of informal talks before the decision taken by President Barack Obama in October to end U.S. military presence in Iraq. And leave the rest of the U.S. forces, which now number less than 20 thousand of the country before the end of the year.
A senior Iraqi security official familiar with the talks, "there are no talks on the issue and the final total number of trained Americans is 740 ... most of them civilian contractors for training on weapons and only a few military officers."
Iraq needs U.S. experts to train its security forces on tanks, fighter aircraft and other equipment with the U.S. having to rebuild his army after nearly nine years of US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein.
Violence has dropped sharply from a peak of sectarian fighting in 2006-2007, but more than 250 civilians and police and army soldiers were killed in violence in October.
The U.S. military official said that about 700 civilians coach is expected to stay as well as 157 military will be attached to the Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. embassy guard force consists of 20 to 25 Marines.
The Iraqi official said that the trainers will work in the Iraqi bases in Baghdad, Tikrit, Kirkuk and Basra, Nasiriyah, and coronary Basmaja and Erbil. Will be appended to a little over 100 coaches on the Ministry of Interior for police training and the rest will work with the Ministry of Defence.
He added: "They do not have any immunity, but they will be part of the delegation of the U.S. embassy in Iraq."
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