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By Pfc. Glenn Manor
18th Military Police Brigade Public Affairs Office
CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ – Soldiers from the 191st Military Police Company, 95th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, recently conducted checkpoint operations with Iraqi security forces in the Sadr City Area of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
The North Dakota National Guard military police company is currently conducting Police Transition Team activities on Camp Liberty, Iraq, since early April with the primary mission to assess, assist, train and mentor Iraqi police and ISF in order for the security forces to take responsibility for security in their country.
Iraq has seen a steady drop in criminal and terrorist activities in recent months and much can be accredited to the ISF taking on more responsibility of the streets of Iraq more and more.
During a recent joint patrolling operation between ISF and the 191st MP Co., random checks were made on vehicles at a traffic control point near the Sadr City district of Baghdad.
The searches and apprehensions were made by the Iraqi army with assistance from the 191st Soldiers whom provided their Iraqi colleagues with advice on how to search vehicles during check point operations.
Check point operations throughout the city assist in securing areas and help deter criminals from taking actions that can hurt the rule of law. The CPs also provides local citizens a face of the ISF. If a citizen has information on criminal activities or needs assistance in other areas, the ISFs provide the people a person to report it too.
Several tips provided by the U.S. Soldiers, were to guide the ISF to look for hidden items, ways of detecting secret compartments, how to tell if a person is giving the perception or indications of not telling the truth and handcuffing techniques. Although most of the ISF have been trained in these techniques prior to taking to the streets, the U.S. MPs are here to help refine their skills learned during certification training while performing their duties.
By training the Iraqi army so that they have better skills allows them to take over more of the security of their own country sooner.
Since April, the 191st has seen a developed partnership with its counterparts within the ISFs. The MPs are working closely with the IP and IA soldiers to ensure cultural respect are considered when working together.
The 191st MPs are still in the early stages of their deployment and continue to look forward to joint operations as they continue to partner with their ISF counterparts with the end objective to hand over full responsibility to the Iraqis so they too can live in peace and enjoy the freedoms of democracy.
| Date Taken: | 08.08.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2008 04:34 |
| Story ID: | 22304 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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