Iraqi Brigades Take on Peacekeeping Role

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Iraqi Brigades Take on Peacekeeping Role

Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.

IWPR

Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Monday, 8 January, 2007
The prime minister's counselor Sami al-Askari said Sunday that three Iraqi brigades from the north and south would deploy in Baghdad to counter the threat of civil war. He said the deployment was part of a long-term plan to have Iraqi forces controlling the security situation in the capital with multi-national forces securing neighbouring areas.
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