America's North Shore Journal

The city of Baghdad welcomed the addition of a new local Iraqi police station to its security force April 29 during a ribbon cutting ceremony held in Furat. The Furat Local police station officially opened for business, despite a dense sandstorm that covered the Baghdad area April 29. The ceremony featured Iraqi security forces and local religious leaders from the Furat and Jihad areas from around outlying areas of Baghdad. Coalition force leaders attended in support of the continued progress of the Iraqi police expansion program. “The police force in Furat represents the Furat people,” said Col. Mark Spindler, commander, 18th Military Police Brigade, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, who is a native of St. Louis. The Furat police force is made up of more than 400 trained Iraqi policemen who graduated from the co-located Al Furat … Read entire article »