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MND-B hand Joint Security Station to Iraqi Ministry of Trade

Multi-National Force-Iraq

Monday, 02 February 2009

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

www.mnc-i.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20090202-01
Feb. 2, 2009

MND-B hand Joint Security Station to Iraqi Ministry of Trade

Multi-National Division – Baghdad

BAGHDAD – As per the recently signed security agreement, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers handed over responsibility for a Joint Security Station to the Government of Iraq in hopes it will once again serve its intended purpose: shopping.

The 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, MND-B transferred JSS Adl, which was once a four-story shopping center, to the Iraqi Ministry of Trade in the Mansour district of northwest Baghdad Feb 2.

“This location gave us the opportunity to work close with the Iraqi people and close with the Iraqi Security Forces,” said. Lt. Col. Monty Willoughby, commander, 4th Sqdn. 10th Cav. Regt. “We have seen a decrease in significant activity against the population in western Baghdad, and now it’s time to give this facility back to its rightful owner, the Ministry of Trade.”

10th Cav. Reg. Soldiers lived in the facility since 2008 in order to better secure the population of northwest Baghdad, said Willoughby.

Since security has seen momentous improvement the 2nd HBCT and their ISF counterparts agreed it was time to hand over the property.

“This is a measure of the continued progress here and it’s a result of a partnership between us and the ISF and, frankly, their great capability in providing for the security of the people here in Baghdad,” said Col. Joseph Martin, commander, 2nd HBCT. “We continue to transfer the JSS to our ISF counterparts as part of the security agreement.”

“With a safe and successful election, it is evident that the ISF are willing and ready to take more responsibility in securing the population of northwest Baghdad,” Martin said. “The transfer of this land is a product of the devotion the ISF have committed to the irreversible momentum towards a more free and prosperous Iraq.”

With JSS Adl in the MoT’s control, more jobs will be created if the shopping center is renovated and opened to the public.

“This will help the people. Many shoppers will gather here again: people from Baghdad and others who will visit Baghdad,” said Moufaq Manee al-Suhail, civil defense chief, Adl market. “Plus, it will return over 300 employees and we hope the government will do its best in refurbishing this building and return it back to its previous purpose, which is very important to the people.”

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