By Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
CAMP TAJI, Iraq, April 23, 2007 —The general in charge of leading the Iraqi efforts in Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon, also known as the Baghdad security plan, is Lt. Gen. Abud Qanbar, commanding general of the Baghdad Operations Command. He paid a visit here April 17 to meet with troops from the newly established 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized).
Accompanied by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John F. Campbell, Multi-National Division-Baghdad’s deputy commander for maneuver, and two other Iraqi generals, Qanbar took the opportunity during his visit to talk to the brigade’s leaders about progress they have been making as they work to make the transition from training to taking an active role in combat missions that support Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon.
The plan, which was originally announced in January, is for Iraqi security forces – working alongside coalition forces – to take the lead in crushing the insurgency in the capital city and outlying areas.
In a briefing with Qanbar, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Loew, chief of the transition team, told the general the units within his team are “…making a lot of momentum, going in the right direction.”
An Iraqi officer also at the meeting told Qanbar that “…the brigade’s 1st battalion is ready” to take on any challenges in its area of operations.
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