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2011-01-24 Iraq

Emergency Response Brigades Return to Iraqi Federal Police

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-24 10:20|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 It looks to me as a non-duplication.
Police do the Police work and Paramilitary forces handle Invasion, Flood, Earthquake and so on, NOT normal policing, but as-needed emergency aid Over and above what the Police normally would/Could do.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-01-24 12:00|| 2011-01-24 12:00|| Front Page Top

#2 A way to formally roll the Sunni Paramilitaries into Federal forces so they are "on payroll"?

Posted by tipover 2011-01-24 14:16|| 2011-01-24 14:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Possibly. Also a way to federalize the provincial police forces.

But I think RJ is right. The Iraqi government thinks the police should, well, police and that there should be a separate paramilitary force to deal with the rough stuff. That leaves the military to deal with external threats.

Posted by Pappy 2011-01-24 22:20|| 2011-01-24 22:20|| Front Page Top

#4 I guess the thing to do would be to see how much of a framework they build around these guys. Big? Little? Do they continue to fully train and equip the army?

Posted by gorb 2011-01-24 23:29|| 2011-01-24 23:29|| Front Page Top

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