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IRAQI ARMY SOLDIERS GRADUATE FIVE-WEEK MEDICAL COURSE, READY TO TREAT COMBAT CASUALTIES IN WESTERN AL ANBAR PROVINCE

The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following press release: Iraqi Soldiers graduated the Iraqi Army Basic Medical Course May 17, certifying them as the first batch of Iraqi Army medics who will serve with Iraqi military units throughout Western al Anbar province.

The plan is to have about 150 trained Iraqi medics by year's end to serve with Iraqi Army battalions partnered with U.S. military units throughout the province.

Twenty Iraqi Soldiers - all from battalions within the 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division - received certificates of completion during a ceremony at the Iraqis' military base here.

The five-week course, which consisted of more than 200 hours of ...

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