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IRAQI FORCES TAKE OVER NAJAF
 Iraqi security forces have taken over the Shi'ite city of Najaf.
| That's usually what happens before the hard boyz coming crawling back out of the rubble to take the city away from them... |
Iraqi police and security forces formally assumed responsibility for Najaf, the city torn by a Shi'ite insurgency in August 2004. The U.S. 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit transferred control of Najaf to Iraqi police and security units on Tuesday. The transfer came more than three months after the end of combat operations in Najaf. Since Aug. 28, officials said no major incidents took place in Najaf, which had been the headquarters of the Iranian-backed Mahdi Army. The Marines have steadily reduced their presence in Najaf over the last two months, officials said. They said Iraqi security forces have been conducting limited security operation with little to no U.S. Marine oversight.
Posted by: Fred 2004-12-02 |
