Early copy of The Sunday Telegraph, page 2:
Up to 30 members of the Iraqi National Guard are to undergo military training in Britain after defence chiefs ruled that it was too dangerous to hold courses in Iraq. The troops will fly in to Britain tomorrow on a Hercules military transport aircraft to begin an intensive three-month course at the Infantry Battle School in Brecon, South Wales, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal...
The Iraqis, a mixture of young officers and senior non-commissioned officers will be trained in basic tactics, such as platoon attacks and ambushes as well as in peacekeeping operations including anti-riot drills, house, car and personnel searches and manning vehicle check points...
One senior officer told The Sunday Telegraph: "The training of Iraqis is part of the exit strategy from Iraq. We are planning to create a cadre of Iraqi instructors who will eventually be able to run autonomous courses in Iraq."
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Up to 30 members of the Iraqi National Guard are to undergo military training in Britain after defence chiefs ruled that it was too dangerous to hold courses in Iraq. The troops will fly in to Britain tomorrow on a Hercules military transport aircraft to begin an intensive three-month course at the Infantry Battle School in Brecon, South Wales, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal...
The Iraqis, a mixture of young officers and senior non-commissioned officers will be trained in basic tactics, such as platoon attacks and ambushes as well as in peacekeeping operations including anti-riot drills, house, car and personnel searches and manning vehicle check points...
One senior officer told The Sunday Telegraph: "The training of Iraqis is part of the exit strategy from Iraq. We are planning to create a cadre of Iraqi instructors who will eventually be able to run autonomous courses in Iraq."
Discuss...
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