The Iraqi Government took an important step Sunday in both uniting their country and following through with Fardh Al-Qanoon (the Baghdad Security Plan) when Soldiers from Kurdistan arrived at the Iraqi side of Baghdad International Airport and set out to train and eventually augment with Iraqi Soldiers currently protecting Baghdad.
A significant number of troops from the 2nd Division of the Iraqi Army flew in on a C-130 plane, owned by the Iraqi Air Force, participated in a short ceremony, then boarded busses en route to Besmaya. Once there they will participate in intense, collective training, similar to the training U.S. troops undergo at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Ca., said United States Army Maj. Gerald Ostlund, deputy public affairs officer, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq.
Once they left the airfield they became part of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command, said Ostlund, who felt this event shows much progress for the Iraqi Government.
(Photo: Soldiers from the 2nd Division of the Iraqi Army, who were originally stationed in Kurdistan, offload at the Iraqi side of the Baghdad International Airport. These Soldiers will undergo collective training and then augment with Iraqi Soldiers serving in the Baghdad area. Their transportation into Baghdad was provided by the Iraqi Air Force.)
A significant number of troops from the 2nd Division of the Iraqi Army flew in on a C-130 plane, owned by the Iraqi Air Force, participated in a short ceremony, then boarded busses en route to Besmaya. Once there they will participate in intense, collective training, similar to the training U.S. troops undergo at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Ca., said United States Army Maj. Gerald Ostlund, deputy public affairs officer, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq.
Once they left the airfield they became part of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command, said Ostlund, who felt this event shows much progress for the Iraqi Government.
(Photo: Soldiers from the 2nd Division of the Iraqi Army, who were originally stationed in Kurdistan, offload at the Iraqi side of the Baghdad International Airport. These Soldiers will undergo collective training and then augment with Iraqi Soldiers serving in the Baghdad area. Their transportation into Baghdad was provided by the Iraqi Air Force.)
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