Iraq's police force is not likely to be ready to take over responsibility for security in the country within a year, The Times reported citing unnamed American soldiers and officials in Baghdad. The report comes a day after Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said that nearly half of the country's provinces will be under Iraqi control by the end of this year, and a backed by a British official statement. |
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OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.
Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.