WEBVTT 00:06.040 --> 00:09.550 right , that was Sheikh 00:09.580 --> 00:13.130 Jamal Taha al Janabi and he 00:13.140 --> 00:17.090 camel , excuse the camel Taha al Janabi 00:17.100 --> 00:20.000 and he is the senior chic for the 00:20.000 --> 00:22.490 Janabi tribe in our area of operation . 00:22.500 --> 00:24.690 And he was speaking for the senior al 00:24.690 --> 00:27.550 Janabi tribe leader of all of Iraq 00:27.740 --> 00:29.890 today and they really influence there 00:29.890 --> 00:32.300 area lot and uh the Iskandiriyah , 00:32.310 --> 00:34.470 north of Iskandariyah Latifiyah , 00:34.470 --> 00:36.460 Mahmudiyah and then down into the 00:36.460 --> 00:38.560 Abdullah south of our area as well . 00:39.140 --> 00:42.840 Well , first we developed a pretty good 00:42.840 --> 00:45.062 partnership . It's one that's been very 00:45.062 --> 00:47.118 effective with all of the battalions 00:47.118 --> 00:50.590 that own area or battle space . Uh oh , 00:50.590 --> 00:52.646 vanguard . And so it was pulling all 00:52.646 --> 00:54.646 the battalion commanders and myself 00:54.646 --> 00:56.701 together really to talk to him about 00:56.701 --> 00:58.701 issues that they have concerns that 00:58.701 --> 01:00.812 they have , they , they really are on 01:00.812 --> 01:03.034 the top of reconciliation and there are 01:03.034 --> 01:05.034 Sunni tribe and they really want to 01:05.034 --> 01:06.868 reconcile with the Shia and live 01:06.868 --> 01:09.090 together . And part of their concern is 01:09.090 --> 01:11.257 making sure the genovese's are allowed 01:11.257 --> 01:13.590 to be included in Iraqi security forces , 01:13.590 --> 01:15.757 the Iraqi police and Iraqi Army . They 01:15.757 --> 01:17.979 have a large list of those that want to 01:17.979 --> 01:20.312 go into the Iraqi army and Iraqi police , 01:20.312 --> 01:20.040 primarily the police because it's 01:20.040 --> 01:22.151 localized and they don't have to move 01:22.151 --> 01:24.262 from their neighborhoods and families 01:24.262 --> 01:26.318 and right now it's just tough to get 01:26.318 --> 01:28.429 them into the cycle because it has to 01:28.429 --> 01:28.270 gain approval for the government of 01:28.270 --> 01:30.670 Iraq to allow them to do so . And 01:30.670 --> 01:32.503 there's some challenges with the 01:32.503 --> 01:34.559 cannabis have been associated by the 01:34.559 --> 01:36.781 Shia is being terrorists and supporting 01:36.781 --> 01:38.948 al Qaeda and others , which is a hasty 01:38.948 --> 01:41.003 generalization is not accurate , not 01:41.003 --> 01:43.170 true . And so we just gotta break down 01:43.170 --> 01:45.281 those barriers so that we can get the 01:45.281 --> 01:47.337 Janabi Sunni into the Iraqi security 01:47.337 --> 01:49.503 forces and some of them are doing it , 01:49.503 --> 01:51.670 but not fast enough . And we've got to 01:51.670 --> 01:51.080 continue to try to build on that 01:51.090 --> 01:53.330 process . Well , what I'm gonna do 01:53.330 --> 01:55.274 initially , what we are doing is a 01:55.274 --> 01:57.108 collective organization is we've 01:57.108 --> 01:58.886 collected all the names . We've 01:58.886 --> 02:00.997 screened them to see if they meet the 02:00.997 --> 02:03.052 requirements of Iraqi government age 02:03.052 --> 02:05.274 literacy and some of those to make sure 02:05.274 --> 02:07.386 that they can meet those requirements 02:07.386 --> 02:06.820 and what they do once they do that we 02:06.820 --> 02:08.931 take that list of running through the 02:08.931 --> 02:11.098 government and they're supposed to get 02:11.098 --> 02:13.264 approval . That's where we can help to 02:13.264 --> 02:15.264 try to stream on that process . Say 02:15.264 --> 02:17.431 these are good people . We've screened 02:17.431 --> 02:19.598 them and they need to be included into 02:19.598 --> 02:21.764 the police academy and other places to 02:21.764 --> 02:21.730 get in the diet . So that's where we 02:21.730 --> 02:23.841 can really help . And we've been able 02:23.841 --> 02:26.008 to do that with some , I think we have 02:26.008 --> 02:28.090 200 now at a Jaffa sucker that are a 02:28.100 --> 02:30.100 good chunk of those are from Janabi 02:30.100 --> 02:32.267 tribe that we were able to get through 02:32.267 --> 02:34.378 the police academy . And one of these 02:34.378 --> 02:36.480 classes had just graduated . It's my 02:36.480 --> 02:38.760 second time there . So it's it's the 02:38.760 --> 02:41.140 relationship we built over time and he 02:41.140 --> 02:42.862 needs a lot with the battalion 02:42.862 --> 02:44.918 commanders , but he's invited me for 02:44.918 --> 02:47.140 lunch once and I went and today we were 02:47.140 --> 02:49.380 there to meet with his boss out of 02:49.390 --> 02:51.723 Baghdad , but he wasn't able to make it . 02:51.723 --> 02:53.834 So we had about 75 or 80 shakes there 02:53.834 --> 02:55.890 from all over the area . So it was a 02:55.890 --> 02:57.946 great audience to really discuss the 02:57.946 --> 03:00.001 concerns they had . And you know , I 03:00.001 --> 03:01.723 think the primary concern that 03:01.723 --> 03:03.668 dominated conversation was getting 03:03.668 --> 03:05.890 Janabi's end of Iraqi security forces . 03:05.890 --> 03:08.112 And the other one is reconciliation and 03:08.112 --> 03:10.112 breaking down the barriers that are 03:10.112 --> 03:10.070 associated with the governance and the 03:10.070 --> 03:13.620 linkages to allow the people really to 03:13.630 --> 03:17.550 receive the resources and things that 03:17.550 --> 03:19.717 they deserve . And right now it's kind 03:19.717 --> 03:22.010 of it's broken or it's not efficient 03:22.020 --> 03:24.076 and we're trying to help with that . 03:24.076 --> 03:26.150 But what's interesting about that is 03:26.160 --> 03:28.520 the they are right on the mark with 03:28.520 --> 03:30.798 understanding the Sons of Iraq program , 03:30.798 --> 03:32.964 they understand that it's temporary in 03:32.964 --> 03:35.131 nature . It's really the thick and the 03:35.131 --> 03:37.260 security lines during this unstable 03:37.260 --> 03:39.371 situation with security , which is is 03:39.371 --> 03:41.740 getting much better . But we need the 03:41.750 --> 03:44.760 sons of Iraq to help secure the area 03:44.760 --> 03:46.760 until we can get the Iraqi security 03:46.760 --> 03:48.900 forces sufficient number , sufficient 03:48.900 --> 03:52.080 equipment to a level where we can then 03:52.080 --> 03:55.170 replace all those sons of Iraq with 03:55.170 --> 03:57.337 Iraqi police . And that's the ultimate 03:57.337 --> 03:59.281 goal is that the Sons of Iraq will 03:59.281 --> 04:01.392 evolve into the Iraqi security forces 04:01.392 --> 04:03.448 and other employment opportunities . 04:03.448 --> 04:05.614 And the Iraqi security forces are good 04:05.614 --> 04:07.670 enough for where they can handle the 04:07.670 --> 04:09.892 security situation and the threats that 04:09.892 --> 04:12.750 are threatening the Iraqi people . You 04:12.750 --> 04:15.620 can see that it's the Iraqi security 04:15.620 --> 04:17.620 forces is getting the governance to 04:17.620 --> 04:19.980 work and to be non sectarian . I think 04:19.980 --> 04:22.660 it is the second point . And and then 04:22.660 --> 04:25.220 there there were some examples of what 04:25.220 --> 04:27.387 they consider to be militia inside the 04:27.387 --> 04:29.331 police . They are not treating the 04:29.331 --> 04:31.480 Sunni Janabi's fairly and you could 04:31.480 --> 04:33.260 hear someone discussing that we 04:33.260 --> 04:35.260 captured by name and we investigate 04:35.260 --> 04:37.427 every single one of those because it's 04:37.427 --> 04:39.593 so important , they were able to break 04:39.593 --> 04:41.649 down the sectarian divides that they 04:41.649 --> 04:43.538 can reconcile in which there's an 04:43.538 --> 04:45.593 obvious seem to really be focused on 04:45.593 --> 04:47.760 reconciling . And we just need to help 04:47.760 --> 04:49.704 facilitate that because that's the 04:49.704 --> 04:50.250 future of Iraq and success for all .