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The Iraqi police doing their job
SALAHUDDIN - Iraqi police are uncovering one planned attack after another every day in the central Iraqi region of Salahuddin, a governorate that includes Tikrit and Baiji. For Major General Mazhar Taha Aljuburi, the Police Commander of the Salahuddin governorate, who is charged with developing intelligence on the area, thatâs good news and bad. The bad news is that the number of bombs being found is growing with each day. The good news is that the network of informants that Iraqi police have been building for the last two months is uncovering most of them. "We now have good information about the resistance action in our area and we are beginning to limit their abilities," said Aljuburi. "Every day we discover a new resistance operation. For example, [last Wednesday] we discovered six landmines on the Tikrit -Kirkuk road, three more on the road between Baiji and Mosul, and two mines inside the Baiji area." Aljuburi claims the recent success is down to the creation of two governorate special offices in September who collect information on followers of the former regime, coordinated from headquarters and staffed by only the most able police officers. "We elect the clever members to work in [the special offices] and to collect the information which we need. In addition to getting important information to the police, they must also coordinate with the local tribal Sheikhs." I posted a good section of the article because the source has a habit of making the articles subscription only after theyâve been up for a short period of time. Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2003-11-15 |
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