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1325 Iraqi police recruits graduated

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during a ceremony held at the police

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Academy recently in northeastern Iraq

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coinciding with Iraq's Emergency

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services recognition day . The Iraqi

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police conducted a pass and review in

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front of their senior leadership

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representing Iraq's Police Force , Army ,

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emergency Services and other

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departments within the Ministry of

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Interior and the Ministry of Defense ,

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Kirkuk City and provincial government

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officials were also in attendance . I

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guess I'm also we need to thank the

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honourable people from the awakening

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that are also joining our efforts in

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trying to fight terrorism . And we need

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to thank the Iraqi army that also

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supported us and the different

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political parties and security forces

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that have supported us as well as

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coalition forces that gave and provided

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support , logistical , financial and

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even moral . Senior military leadership

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from the first brigade , 10th Mountain

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Division were also on hand to show

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their support . I want to turn my

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attention now and my comments to those

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young men who graduate from the Police

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academy today , I want to thank them

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for successfully completing their

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training but having the courage to join

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the ranks of the police force , these

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young men in the country and the

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province needed you and you have the

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bravery to step forward and to counter

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the course can run between nine and 15

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weeks to meet the 400 hours of training

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required by the Ministry of Interior .

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A ceremonial band played throughout the

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procession to help keep the rhythm of

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the mass movement , A

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I PS and ninja attire followed

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the procession , entertaining the

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hundreds of attendants with a martial

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arts demonstration .

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The

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demonstration concluded with the

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release of confetti pigeons and the

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unfurling of the Iraqi flag ,

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symbolizing hope and security and the

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rebuilding of a new and more secure

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Iraq reporting for the first brigade

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since Mountain Division on specialist

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luke allen .