(1)203 Iraqi police officers complete British forces training

(1)203 Iraqi police officers complete British forces training

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A total of 203 Iraqi police officers complete three weeks of training in a ceremony organized by the British forces in Samawah in the southern Iraqi province of Muthana on April 4. British forces took over security duties from Dutch troops in March in Samawah, where Japanese ground troops are stationed for reconstruction work.

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