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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Police Now Number 300,000 |
| 2008-08-02 |
| Iraq has nearly doubled its police force to nearly 300,000 officers. The Iraqi Interior Ministry under Jawad Bolani said that more than 200,000 police officers were hired since 2006. The ministry said police have taken security responsibility in 10 provinces. "These steps have not come without great sacrifice," Maj. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf, the ministry's operations director, said. "We have had 10,000 police officers killed or injured trying to bring peace to our communities." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 Don't forget about the 500,000-strong Iraqi Army. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-08-02 17:32 |
| #2 What is now most needed in Iraq is the formation of a spirit of nationalism and national unity Yeah, exactly that. What they need is some sort of external challenge that they can unite against. It could be in sports or whatever. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-08-02 13:39 |
| #1 They just beat out NYC in terms of cops per capita. NYC has 40,000 cops and a population of 8m. That works out to 1 cop every 200 people. Iraq has a population of 30m and 300,000 cops. That works out to 1 cop every 100 people. I am gonna guess that crime in Iraq is about to take a steep plunge. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2008-08-02 12:28 |