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Muhammad al-Wa'ili, left, the governor of Basra, and Iraqi army Gen. Mohan al-Furaiji, the commander of the Basra Operations Center, shake hands as Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie looks on during a ceremony in Basra, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2007, to hand over security responsibility of the Basra province from British to Iraqi forces.

BASRA SECURITY UNDER IRAQI CONTROL

Muhammad al-Wa'ili, left, the governor of Basra, and Iraqi army Gen. Mohan al-Furaiji, the commander of the Basra Operations Center, shake hands as Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie looks on during a ceremony in Basra, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2007, to hand over security responsibility of the Basra province from British to Iraqi forces.

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