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FORWARD OPERATING BASE DIAMONDBACK, MOSUL, Iraq- Maj. Gen. Hassan Karim, Commander, Ninewa Operations Command, hosted a joint assessment briefing on May 2, to discuss current operations in the Ninewa province of Iraq and the upcoming date of June 30, in which combat forces must be out of the cities of Iraq.
Gen. Raymond Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, took part in the briefing, which took place at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Mosul, Iraq.
Other Iraqi political and military leaders who attended the briefing included the Minister of Defense, Abd Al-Qadir; Deputy Minister of Interior, Maj. Gen. Ayden Kahled Qadir; Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al Najafi; Maj. Gen. Abdullah Abdul-Karim, Commander, 2nd Iraqi Army Division; Maj. Gen. Hussein Jasim Muhammad Al Awadi, Commander, 3rd Iraqi National Police; and Maj. Gen. Khalid Abdul Sattar, Ninewa's Provincial Director of Police.
Along with Odierno, the U.S. key leaders who joined in the meeting were Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby, Commanding General, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Maj. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., Commanding General, Multi-National Division-North, Brig. Gen. Robert Brown, Deputy Commanding General (Support), Multi-National Division-North, Col. Gary Volesky, Commander, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Alex Laskaris, Provincial Reconstruction Team leader for Ninewa Province.
During the meeting, the Minister of Defense expressed the need to defeat the terrorist's network. He included the importance of having Hassan and the NOC support requests from Najafi.
In addition, he stated that he would have an assessment made by an administrative team from the Ministry of Defense to determine if additional forces are needed in Mosul.
Najafi commented on how government economic improvement can help provide security.
Reminding everyone of the security agreement, Odierno stated that for coalition forces to remain inside cities beyond June 30, it would have be requested by the Iraqi government.
"It's a political decision, not a military one," added Odierno.
Odierno also explained that, if ordered to leave the cities, the relationship between coalition forces and Iraqi security forces would require a closer partnership to continue to support the ISF through training teams and reconstruction projects.
Concluding the briefing, the Minister of Defense made a commitment to those attending to emplace a Ministry of Interior cell that will focus on breaking down extortion and the illegal financing of terrorist cells.
| Date Taken: | 05.04.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2009 02:37 |
| Story ID: | 33144 |
| Location: | MOSUL, IQ |
| Web Views: | 561 |
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