House committee meets with delegates from Iraqi Ministry of Interior

The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee met today with representatives from Iraq’s Ministry of Interior, and discussed how the country’s own police force is working to provide security as US combat forces continue to draw down their military presence in the area.  Hayder Faili, a civilian journalist for the Ministry, said through an interpreter that Iraqi security forces have improved their effectiveness drastically over the course of the last year. Lt. Colonel Saad Al-Musawi, a public affairs officer with the Ministry’s Internal Affairs Directorate, agreed there has been a wide-ranging improvement in the Iraqi government’s law enforcement efforts between 2006 and the current. He added an emphasis now is on improving relations between the police and the public as conditions continue to stabilize. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.