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The 1st, Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, became the third and final battalion to take the lead in assuming security operations for the city of Tal Afar during a ceremony held at Fort Tal Afar on Sept. 2, U.S. officials reported.
On hand for the ceremony were Tal Afar Mayor Najim Abdullah al-Jubori; Maj. Gen. Khorsheed, commander of the 3rd Iraqi Army Division; Brig. Gen. Qais Hamza, commander of the division’s 2nd Brigade; U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Tien, commander of Task Force 2-37; and various dignitaries from the surrounding area.
With this ceremony, all of the Iraqi Army battalions in Tal Afar have taken the lead in security operations.
(From a Multinational Corps Iraq news release.)
Story by American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 09.03.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 06:35 |
| Story ID: | 541541 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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