Three-quarters of police officers in the city of Falluja are to lose their jobs in a purge of resistance sympathisers, an Iraqi commander has said. The commander of Iraqi security forces in the western city, General Madhi Hashim, said not all policemen would be reincorporated "The force had some 2000 policemen but we will rehire only 500," he said. "They will be picked for their integrity and on condition they never took part in terrorist operations."Hashim said the city's old police force had been disbanded on 4 November, four days before a devastating US-led offensive on the city was launched. He said the new police chief would be General Shaaban al-Janabi. "The Interior Ministry has appointed General Shaaban, but he will not have full control over decision-making. If he proves able after a month, he will take full and official responsibility," Hashim said. Al-Janabi, a former officer in Saddam Hussein's army, had been the first choice of Falluja's tribal leaders, Hashim said.