September 16, 2011Iraq shakes up security command after success of Al Qaida strikes
Baghdad, Iraq has reshuffled its security command amid rising criticism of the failure to stop Al Qaida attacks.
Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, who is also the nation's defense minister and interior minister, ordered the transfer of senior Army commanders. Al Maliki reassigned Army generals from the northern province of Nineveh to Baghdad in an effort to halt Al Qaida suicide bombings.
"This step promises a new relationship between the province and the Army," Nineveh Gov. Athil Najafi said.
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