Iraq to regain control of another province in days
Dhi Qar is one of the provinces containing the world-famous Marsh Arabs.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Monday it will take over security control of a second of its 18 provinces this week in the relatively calm British and Italian-patrolled south.
A ceremony will be held on Thursday to mark the handover of Dhi Qar province, currently policed by Italian troops under British command. But a large, self-contained U.S. air base located there will not be handed over.
At a joint news conference with U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh also announced the handover to the Iraqi government of the command of the Iraqi army's fourth division, based in Salahideen province in the north.
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A ceremony will be held on Thursday to mark the handover of Dhi Qar province, currently policed by Italian troops under British command. But a large, self-contained U.S. air base located there will not be handed over.
At a joint news conference with U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh also announced the handover to the Iraqi government of the command of the Iraqi army's fourth division, based in Salahideen province in the north.
Read the rest at the Washington Post
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