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Over 1,200 enter the ranks of Iraqi Police

Oct-28-2005 » Filed Under: TF Freedom

(TFF Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (October 28, 2005) – In the first of its kind, 244 Iraqi Police (IP) recruits from the Tigris River Valley graduated from the Mosul Public Safety Academy Oct. 27. On Oct 26, an additional 453 IP’s returned to Mosul after graduating from the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC) and 199 IP recruits from Tal Afar and 305 new IP officers from Mosul departed for JIPTC the next day. These newly trained Iraqi Police were eager to begin fighting insurgency within Mosul.

“In the last two and a half months, I’ve seen a growing number, especially here through Ramadan, of Iraqi Police arriving at an incident before the American forces get there. That has to be a direct response to their training they receive,” said Staff Sergeant Boyd, from Task Force Freedom.

The 8-week JIPTC course has trained 1,947 Iraqi Police from Nineveh Province in law, democracy, vehicle searches, firearm safety, marksmanship, collecting evidence, and other vital police tactics. The goal is to professionally train as many Iraqi Police as possible.

Iraqi Security forces supported by Multi-National forces continue successful operations aimed at defeating terrorists in an effort to provide safety and security to the citizens of the region.


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