2,000 police receive training to secure liberated parts of Mosul


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13/2/2017

2,000 police receive training to secure liberated parts of Mosul
A group of Mosul forces in eastern Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2017. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
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MOSUL, Iraq (Kurdistan24) – Eight Civil Defense stations have been opened in eastern Mosul as part of the rebuilding process of the liberated areas from the Islamic State (IS), said an Iraqi security director.

On Sunday, the Deputy Interior Minister of Iraq Mohammed Badr visited eastern Mosul and met with security and police forces in the area.

Badr told Kurdistan24 the Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi decided to train 2,000 police personnel as part of the restructuring of liberated areas in Mosul.

“The training has already begun in some areas,” Badr said. “They will be part of the Nineveh police forces.”

After IS occupied Mosul in June 2014, the extremist group began to arrest and execute members of the Nineveh police and security forces.

“The visit of [Badr] was to discuss the issues in the liberated parts of Mosul as well as allocating a special budget for the area,” the Director of Mosul Civil Defense Kazim Salman told Kurdistan24.

Salman also mentioned eight Civil Defense bases had been re-opened in eastern Mosul so far.

Moreover, the Civil Defense Director added the bases operate frequently on a daily basis.

On Friday, two suicide bombings targeted an Iraqi army position and restaurant in eastern Mosul killing five and injuring over 19 people.

Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched the Mosul operation on Oct. 17, 2016.

In January 2017, the Iraqi troops declared victory in the eastern part of the city.

However, the area remains extensively damaged and lacks essential services for civilians.

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