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Friday, November 26, 2010     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

U.S. training security forces throughout Iraq to detect, neutralize IEDs

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military is developing an Iraqi capability to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

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Officials said the U.S. military was providing training to Iraqi police and military units to detect and neutralize IEDs. They said the anti-IED capability was vital in the war against the Al Qaida network over the next two years.

"The terrorists see IEDs as the chief means to conduct attacks that would destabilize the central government," an official said.

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Officials said the U.S. military effort was focusing on the Iraqi police, Middle East Newsline reported. They said the federal police and community police were being trained in the use of systems that could detect and jam remote-controlled IEDs.

The U.S. plan called for the establishment of at least one counter-IED unit in each of Iraq's 18 provinces. Officials said several provinces with an assessed Al Qaida presence, including Anbar, Baghdad, Diyala and Nineveh, would contain two units, available on a 24-hour, seven-day basis.

Officials said the U.S. military was also working with the Iraqi federal police, with 100,000 members. They said the federal police would train and form a counter-IED unit in each brigade.

Each counter-IED unit would contain a robot capable of inspecting and neutralizing suspected bombs. Officials said security measures would be taken to protect the units from exposure and intelligence leaks.



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