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Iraqi Police celebrate grand opening of new police station

Feb- 8-2006 » Filed Under: TF Band of Brothers

TFBOB Press Release

TAL AFAR, Iraq — Iraqi Police celebrated the opening of a new police station in Tal Afar with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 7.
The event marked a milestone for Tal Afar’s Police Department as it was the third police station opened in the city over the past two months.

“This is a great day for the Iraqi Police as we continue to fight terrorists and provide security for the people of Tal Afar,” said Lt. Col. Hussein Ali Azgar, station commander of the new Tal Afar IP Station.

The opening was attended by Col. Kreem Jasm Hthal, commander, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division and Tal Afar Police Chief, Gen. Sabah Hamidi Mohamed.

The new police station features a holding cell, an arms room, investigation and intelligence cells, an interrogation room and an information desk.

More than 130 police officers will work out of the station and patrol the southwest corner of the city. The city’s police force has recently been reinforced with the graduation of more than 500 policemen from the Jordan Iraqi Police Academy.

The graduates also complete a 5-day basic military skills training at Al Kisik Military Training Base and then are integrated into the Tal Afar IP force.

“The reconstruction of Tal Afar continues to be a combined effort by the citizens of Tal Afar, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces, working together to accomplish the goal of establishing a renewed sense of pride within the community. The opening of the Iraqi Police Station supports that goal,” said Maj. Gary Dangerfield, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment spokesperson.


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