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IRAQ ARMY EXTENDS CONTROL OVER BAGHDAD

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- The Iraq Army, facing the prospect of massive sectarian violence, has extended control over Baghdad.

The Iraq Army's Sixth Division has assumed responsibility for areas in central and southern Baghdad from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division. The Iraq Army's 5th Brigade was assigned the security control during a ceremony on Feb. 20.

This was the first major transfer of responsibility to the Iraq Army in the Baghdad area in 2006. Officials acknowledged that a dispute over who would command the Iraq Army brigade delayed the handover by several months.

Over the last year, the 5th Brigade trained and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team. The Iraq Army was trained to assume the battlespace inside and around the so-called International Zone.

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