Progress In Iraqi Security With New Force Graduates

The Iraqi Police graduated 27 S.W.A.T. officers raising the total number trained to date 183.

There were another 292 police officers that have completed specialty courses.
The courses consist of Kidnapping Investigations with 27 graduates, Basic Criminal nvestigations with 63 graduates, Interview & Interrogations with 41 graduates, Organized Crime Investigations with 58 graduates, Incident Command System with 32 graduates, Internal Controls with 44 graduates, and Executive Leadership with 27 graduates.

Iraqi Police graduated 72 more police officers from the Emergency Response Unit (EMU), bringing the total trained in EMU to 416.

The ERU provides a national level, high-end, rapid response law enforcement tactical unit responsible for high-risk arrest, hostage rescue and explosive ordnance disposal.
With three companies currently operational, ERU has conducted a number of successful missions on national level anti-Iraqi force targets, provided support to other Iraqi Ministry of Interior forces, participated in combat operations in Fallujah and ongoing counterinsurgency operations.

And theres this from last week...

U.S., IRAQI SOLDIERS NET FINDS, ARRESTS
Iraqi Army and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained four suspected terrorists and seize multiple weapons in overnight and early-morning raids Feb. 26. Read more...

COALITION FORCES RECOVER FOUR WEAPONS CACHES
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division detained four local nationals late Feb. 25 in western Baghdad after observing the individuals driving suspiciously in a white vehicle. Read more...

Cross Posted at Brainpost