Iraq's security forces
How far are the poor Iraqi forces from being ready? Take a read of the first five paragraphs of this NYTimes article to get an anecdotal sense.
More than 100 Iraqi police officers made a trip from Najaf to Taji to pick up some vehicles. When the arrived at the American base in Taji, they requested to stay the night because they did not want to make the trip back in the dark. On the way back, this convoy of more than 100 was attacked, 1 dead, 18 wounded, and 40 "were missing and presumed to be kidnapped, dead, hiding or to have not yet reported for duty in Najaf, officials said."
A convoy of 100 Iraqi police officers in new vehicles was overtaken by insurgent forces.
Elsewhere: "BAGHDAD, Apr 14 (IPS) - As sectarian killings continue to rise in Iraq, the central morgue in Baghdad is unable to keep up with the daily influx of bodies." An estimate put the average at 85 bodies a day.
More than 100 Iraqi police officers made a trip from Najaf to Taji to pick up some vehicles. When the arrived at the American base in Taji, they requested to stay the night because they did not want to make the trip back in the dark. On the way back, this convoy of more than 100 was attacked, 1 dead, 18 wounded, and 40 "were missing and presumed to be kidnapped, dead, hiding or to have not yet reported for duty in Najaf, officials said."
A convoy of 100 Iraqi police officers in new vehicles was overtaken by insurgent forces.
Elsewhere: "BAGHDAD, Apr 14 (IPS) - As sectarian killings continue to rise in Iraq, the central morgue in Baghdad is unable to keep up with the daily influx of bodies." An estimate put the average at 85 bodies a day.
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