Iraqi forces take control of central province - 17 Jul 08

Iraqi securiy forces have taken over another province from US control.

Qadisiyah is the 10th region to be transferred and the Iraqi government says it expects to take control of the remaining eight provinces by December.

The US says it all reflects improved capabilities for Iraqi security forces and is talking about withdrawing more troops although, as Zeina Awad reports, there is still a lot of work to be done.

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• province
• handover
• zeina
• awad
• security
• aljazeera

[49wignell]

Hopfully the Iraq army can become fully functional in the rest of the country within say 2 years? I just want our boys and girls home (UK forces) And yes I agree invading Iraq was a monumental blunder.

[NightmareKato]

America isn't full of white trash. It's full of black trash, brown trash, etc, etc. We are a multiethnic nation, and we do have muslims serving in the U.S. forces that are also citizens of the U.S.

So, yeah. Shut the hell up and get out.

[rickru1]

in time of saddam u had no democracy no freedom no rights. u all lived in FEAR. when saddam would come by, u cowed in fear and kissed his ass. WE took saddam out so Now u can stand up and be a MAN and do the right thing.

[rickru1]

really? is that why theres bombs going off in iraq everyday?? body parts of innocents everywhere??

so many muslim groups trying to take over. i suppose bombings in iraq r for other reasons besides fun huh???

cheers

[GooseHuntCunt]

And that's all thanks to Iran who are funding, training, brainwashing and sending over terrorists.

Then there's the dipshit Wahabis in Saudi and Jordan, both "US Allies".

And it's you yank's fault for not dealing with them. Well fucking done for listening to Iranian-puppet Maliki and running home with your tails between your legs.

I have a feeling leaving my country as a terrorist state will do you as much harm as us.

Cheers.

[rickru1]

once america hands over control to iraqis, its gonna be a bloodbath. civil war is looming.

cheers

[NightmareKato]

Wrong. If we were genocidists, we would have been a racially pure nation in America long before World War I. You're confusing us with Hitler, it seems.

[123duffbeerrules]

i think earlier, maybe 1 more year or so, their army is over 180,000 by now so in 1 year it SHould be at least 220,000.

[mynewschannel]

About time too!

The Iraqi army should have been reformed when General Jay Garner, ORHA requested it, instead of Bush putting that bumbling idiot Paul Bremer in charge.

[MementoExpose]

Awesome!