Feature: Iraq police under scrutiny

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Feature: Iraq police under scrutiny
By RICHARD TOMKINS (UPI Correspondent)Published: April 22, 2008TOOLBAR
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MUQDADIYA, Iraq, April 22 (UPI) -- Errant Iraqi police and criminal elements within their ranks are in the cross-hairs of U.S. forces in a move to protect improved security and sectarian reconciliation in Muqdadiya and its surrounding villages.
At the same time, closer scrutiny is being paid to the Sons of Iraq neighborhood watch volunteer groups to increase discipline and ensure Iraqi government rules are followed to the letter.

"We're going to continue to communicate that sectarianism isn't going to do anyone any good," said Lt. Col. Rod Coffey, commander of the regiment responsible for Muqdadiya and its surrounding areas. "Also, we are simply going to arrest any IP (Iraqi Police) that breaks the law.

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During the cordon-and-search operation, all military-age males in the district were "white boarded," meaning their photographs and fingerprints were taken, irises scanned and personal information taken for entry into a database.

The operation, dubbed Wolfpack Enforcer, is ongoing throughout the city. Also ongoing is Hawk Company's daily visits to IP stations to whiteboard their officers and for spot checks of personnel on duty and their actions.

Straightening up the Sons of Iraq, formerly known as Concerned Local Citizens, is a different operation, involving troops doing spot checks on SOI checkpoints, checking duty rosters, stopping SOI personnel who are away from their posts but carrying their weapons or wearing their identifying reflective sashes.

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http://www.metimes.com/Security/2008/04/22/feature_iraq_police_under_scrutiny/a1ec/