Al Anbar provincial leadership visit polling sites during prep for national elections

Courtesy Photo | Dr. Jassim al-Halbusi, chairman of the provincial council (right), speaks with Col. Fadhil Muhammad Rakhet (left), commander of Provincial Security Force-5, Col. Muhammad Faysal Neiris, Hit district chief of police, and staff Maj. Gen. Baha Husayn Abd Hassan, provincial director of police for Al Anbar, during a visit to the Ibn Sina Primary School, Feb. 17. The leaders visited the school and other polling sites to assess security plans in preparation for the upcoming national elections set for early next month.  

HIT, IRAQ

02.19.2010

Courtesy Story

United States Division-Center

By Capt. Lou Guzman

HIT, Iraq — Senior Iraqi provincial government and military leaders visited polling sites in Hit, Feb. 17, to assess security plans in preparation for next month's national elections.

The leaders, which included Staff Maj. Gen. Baha Husayn Abd Hassan, director of police for Al Anbar, and Dr. Jassim al-Halbusi, chairman of the provincial council, toured Ibn Sina Primary School, one of 26 polling sites in the Hit District.

Col. Muhammad Faysal Neiris, chief of police for Hit District, and Col. Fadhil Muhammad Rakhet, commander of Provincial Security Force-5, hosted and facilitated the visit.

Ibn Sina School's faculty and children welcomed them as the visitors arrived.

The group of Iraqi security force leaders explained their intent to provide security for both voters and the polling site, placing special emphasis on force protection measures they will use to ensure the citizens choose the political process rather than violence to settle their differences.

Both the provincial and local Hit leadership were satisfied with the security arrangements planned for the polling sites, stating that Hit's Iraqi security forces are prepared for the national elections.

• Date Taken: 02.19.2010
• Date Posted: 02.19.2010 08:55
• Story ID: 45564
• Location: HIT, IQ