Iraqi forces can take over by June 2007, says PM
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday his government's forces would be able to take over security command from U.S. troops by June 2007 -- a move which could allow the United States to start withdrawing.
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The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March.
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Iraq's security forces could take over fully from foreign troops within 18 months, the  interior minister says.
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A report by an independent commission says that it will be at least 12 to 18 months before Iraqâs army and police can take charge of the countryâs security.
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Iraq's interim prime minister says decisive military action may soon be carried out in the rebel city of Falluja
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Security control for a province that was once Iraq's most dangerous could transfer to Iraqi forces by March, say officials.
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Iraq's interim Interior Minister Falah  al-Naqib said Monday he believed the country could establish  full control of its internal security within 18 months.
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It could be next spring before U.S. troops in Iraq can hand over areas gained in their latest offensive to Iraqi forces and start to draw down, a top American commander said on Friday.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's national security adviser expressed doubt yesterday that Iraqi forces will be able to assume security control of the whole country by the end of the year, a goal of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.
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However, the head of the commission said there had been sufficient progress in Iraq to envision a reduction in forces as early as next year.
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Iraqi security forces should be in a position to take control of 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces by year's end, although they will not be ready to fight on their own for some time, a top U.S. general said on Sunday.
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The top American general in Iraq said   on Wednesday he foresaw Iraqi forces assuming control of the   country's security within 12 to 18 months with "very little"   support from U.S.-led forces.
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Iraq is ready to take over security in the entire southern province of Basra from the British military, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told visiting Defence Secretary Des Browne on Wednesday.
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The last Italian troops in Iraq headed home as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his forces could take over the battered nation's security by June 2007.Comment
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The attacks came as Iraq's prime minister announced he would reveal a plan for an accelerated build-up of Iraqi forces.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said that British forces could transfer control of the southern Iraqi city of Basra to the Iraq government by early next year.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will order nearly half the British troops in Iraq home by the end of 2007, British news outlets reported early Wednesday.Comment