PHOTOS: Kirkuk's Provincial Police Chief Inspects IPs in Zaab

By Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., PAO

A Zaab tribal leader speaks to Kirkuk Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Thaker Bakr during his inspection of the Zaab Police Station, May 22. Zaab is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Kirkuk City in the district of Hawijah, once considered the Anbar of the north. The Hawijah District has seen a reduction of 90 percent in violent attacks against Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Force, and civilians in recent months due to reconciliation efforts and the Sons of Iraq program here. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., PAO)


Kirkuk Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Thaker Bakr inspects Zaab policemen during his visit, May 22, to the police station located approximately 90 miles southwest of Kirkuk City where Bakr's office is headquartered. Once referred to as the Anbar of the north, the Hawijah District has seen a reduction of 90 percent in violent attacks against Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Force, and civilians in recent months due to reconciliation efforts and the Sons of Iraq program here. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., PAO)

1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division deputy commanding officer Kevin Brown and his interpreter listen to a senior Zaab police officer during a visit, May 22. Brown accompanied Kirkuk Provincial Police Chief Jamal Thaker Bakr during a visit to this police station located in a village approximately 90 miles southwest of Kirkuk City in the Hawijah District, once considered the Anbar of the north. This district has seen a 90 percent decrease in violent attacks against Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Force, and civilians due to reconciliation efforts and the Sons of Iraq program here, making visits such as this possible. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., PAO)

Kirkuk Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Thaker Bakr listens to reports on current events affecting the village of Zaab by the senior Iraqi Police leadership there during a recent visit, May 22. The village is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Kirkuk City where Bakr is headquartered. Zaab is in the district of Hawijah, once referred to as the Anbar of the north. This region has seen a 90 percent decrease in violent activity against Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Force, and civilians since programs such as reconciliation and the Sons of Iraq have been initiated here in recent months. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., PAO)

Kirkuk Provincial Police Chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Thaker Bakr reinforces his expectations of existing Iraqi Police standards to Zaab's senior police leadership during a visit to this village in the Hawijah District, located some 90 miles southwest of Kirkuk City, May 22. The Hawijah District has seen a reduction of 90 percent in violent attacks against Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Force, and civilians in recent months due to reconciliation efforts and the Sons of Iraq program here, making visits such as this possible. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., PAO)

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