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With US and Iraqi general officers in

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attendance , the Soldiers of First

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Battalion , 11th Brigade , Third Iraqi

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Army Division graduated from the Golani

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Warrior Training Center . The month

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long training taught First Battalion

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soldiers , new tactics and techniques

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from squad level to battalion level

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maneuvering . The training is very

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important for any army . We cannot

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increase the capability and readiness

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for any army without training . Hussein

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went on to thank U . S . Forces for

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advising the Iraqi Army during the

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training and said that by the end of

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2011 , 48 battalions should complete

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similar training throughout Iraq ,

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reporting for US Division North . I'm

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Sergeant Josh Warburg . Mhm .