Lack of recruits and training hamper forces

25 May 2006

Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki yesterday said Iraqi forces are capable of taking control of security in all of Iraq within 18 months, but that they still need more recruits, training and equipment. Violence continued in Iraq yesterday, with drive-by shootings killing 17 people, including a provincial official in northern Iraq and two of his bodyguards. Full Story

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