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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

December 16, 2004
Release Number: 04-12-31


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


ELITE IRAQI 'ERU' POLICE GRADUATE 101 FROM TRAINING

BAGHDAD, Iraq - One hundred and one Iraqi Police Service "Emergency Response Unit" officers graduated training, Dec. 16, in Baghdad.

The training is part of the Iraqi government's continuing effort to stand up an elite 270-man police unit trained to respond to national-level law enforcement emergencies.

The four-week training runs recruits through SWAT-type emergency response training focusing on terrorist incidents, kidnappings, hostage negotiations, explosive ordnance, high-risk searches, high-risk assets, weapons of mass destruction, and other national-level law enforcement emergencies.

For more information please visit www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil.

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