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September 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-09-23
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IRAQIS ASSUME FACILITIES PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITIES
MOSUL, Iraq - Coalition forces turned over responsibility for the Facility Protection Security Forces to the Iraqis during a formal change of responsibility ceremony held Sept. 23 in Mosul.
On hand were one platoon of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and two platoons of the FPSF.
Coalition forces will continue to be involved in the training and equipping of the FPSF.
The FPSF is meant to supplement the Iraqi Police Force in and around Mosul by patrolling the streets and standing guard at infrastructure facilities.
There are approximately 3,000 FPSF personnel guarding 123 separate sites in Mosul and the surrounding area.
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