As the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq advances, efforts to build the nation’s police force have made great strides, the team leader of the police training and advisory mission says.

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Iraqi Police Make Strides Toward Independence

Iraqi security forces, working with U.S. advisors, arrested 21 terrorism suspects in various operations in recent days, military officials reported.

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Iraqi forces, aided by U.S. advisors, arrested terrorism suspects and a suspected terrorist cell leader in Iraq.

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The 10th Iraqi Army Division proved itself when it sent troops to conduct its first large-scale, combined-arms live-fire exercise.

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U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Unleash ‘Lion’s Roar’

U.S. and Iraqi forces focus on training as they work together to lay the groundwork for a more secure and self-sufficient Iraq.

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On the Ground: Base Transfer, Tank Course, Security Meetings Mark Progress

A father-and-son team is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ rebuilding efforts in Iraq.


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The lack of essential services has replaced security as the major concern in Iraq, pointing to the progress the country has been making, according to a Defense Department report.

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Report Charts Continued Progress in Iraq

A senior Sunni sheik is encouraged by displaced people returning to their homes, and he wants the people of Iraq to know about it.

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Influential Iraqi Sheik Praises Reconciliation Efforts

Iraqi security forces arrested suspected criminals and, while working with U.S. soldiers, seized multiple weapons in operations in Iraq.

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Iraqi Forces Capture Criminal Suspects, Seize Weapons

U.S. soldiers and Iraqi security forces nabbed two bombing suspects, as well as nine other suspected terrorists.

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U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture Suspected Bombers, Other Terrorists