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Police Cadets Graduate in Baghdad
U.S. military commander of North and 1st Armoured Division Major General Mark Hertling speaks to police cadets during a graduation ceremony at a U.S. military camp in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on September 18, 2008. More than 700 police trainees, including 21 female police officers, graduated on Thursday in Camp Azraf in Iraq. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

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“ There are still enemies that need to be destroyed (in Iraq). The Iraqi government is still very fragile. And there is a need to polish the representative process and methods of infrastructure repair. ”
U.S. commander: Iraqi government 'fragile'
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“ We began our deployment here a year ago September, taking responsibility for NMD-North about the same time the surge was taking effect in Baghdad. ... I believe the changes in northern Iraq over the last 15 months have been monumental, ”
U.S. commander: Iraqi government 'fragile'
United Press International
“ Diyala is much safer today than it was a month ago. Citizens are less afraid to go out on the street, and markets are opening, ”
Al-Qaida 'gone to ground' in Diyala
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“ A year ago, we were often reacting to al-Qaida and what they were going to do, ”
U.S. commander says al-Qaida on the run
United Press International
“ As things begin to develop and we get more and more into the hold and the eventual build stage, coalition forces will begin to leave, ”
U.S. commander says al-Qaida on the run
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