Iraqi police 'soft targets' as US attempts to train for takeover

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Iraqi police 'soft targets' as US attempts to train for takeover

Bill Roggio (PMI)
Published: Wednesday December 13, 2006
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The city of Fallujah has been locked down since Operation al-Fajr in November of 2004. The large traffic arteries into the city are controlled by six Entry Control Points, which are manned jointly by the Fallujah Police, Iraqi Army and U.S. Marines. The city is also ringed by outposts manned by Iraqi Army and Marines. Residents are now required to possess identification badges, which are needed to enter the city and must also be shown on request.

Yet despite the cordon, Fallujah is not completely sealed. Insurgents are able to slip through the deserts to the south and west of the city.

The Iraqi Government Center occupies several city blocks in the heart of the city. It houses the Fallujah Police headquarters and the Major Crimes police division and is largely secured by the Iraqi police, who man the gates and outer security watchtowers. It also houses, the mayor's office, a company of Iraqi Army accompanied by a Marine Military Transition Team, and Charlie Company of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines.

Attacks commonplace