Transition of American camp to Iraqi police and army
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The American troops transited Albuibahani camp responsibility and leadership to the Iraqi police under high restricted security procedures ,and the camp lies on Jurff Alsakkar township about 53 kilometer north of Hilla province at the same area called Albuibahani.
And the transition occurred within celebration held by the Iraqi police and attended by province governor Salim Almuslimawi, and also Iraqi officers, also senior man of camp Kalswa and other couple tribes' sheiks of north Hilla.
The police chief of Babil (Hilla) Fadhil Radad Alsultani said " this location regarded as one of the most important areas which used to be before a terrorists area ,but today and by the willing of this area people and Sahwa individuals we could get rid of those terrorist groups and turn this area into one of the safest areas especially by the existence of the Iraqi troops which taken responsibility of this camp."
And the American colonel James showed his impressions toward the Iraqi troops saying" we wouldn’t feel ok to transit the camp responsibility to the Iraqi troops but they proven to us how ready they are to take in charge with high efficiency to control the area, and that what made us to start the transition of this camp to the Iraqi side which regarded good start to turn the Iraqi security file to their responsibility entirely in Babil.
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