Aljazeera.Net - Allawi plans to revamp Iraq security forces:
"Iraq's interim prime minister has announced a restructuring of the country's security forces, saying all Iraqi troops would be brought under a central command.
Iyad Allawi on Sunday issued a plea for more international help in Iraq's security, asking outside countries to send troops and donate military hardware to bolster Iraq's beleaguered forces.
'Until our forces are fully capable we will continue to need support from our friends,' Allawi told reporters.
The incoming government is also considering an amnesty for Iraqi resistance fighters who haven't taken direct roles in killings of US-led occupation forces or Iraqis, Interior Minister Falah Hasan al-Naqib told reporters after the briefing.
Martial law
Allawi said his ministers are also discussing the imposition of emergency law in parts of Iraq, to help police and paramilitaries bring order.
The Iraqi army was among the
best equipped in the Arab world
'We might impose some kind of martial law in some places if necessary in accordance with the law and in respect to the human rights and the international law,' Allawi said. "
"Iraq's interim prime minister has announced a restructuring of the country's security forces, saying all Iraqi troops would be brought under a central command.
Iyad Allawi on Sunday issued a plea for more international help in Iraq's security, asking outside countries to send troops and donate military hardware to bolster Iraq's beleaguered forces.
'Until our forces are fully capable we will continue to need support from our friends,' Allawi told reporters.
The incoming government is also considering an amnesty for Iraqi resistance fighters who haven't taken direct roles in killings of US-led occupation forces or Iraqis, Interior Minister Falah Hasan al-Naqib told reporters after the briefing.
Martial law
Allawi said his ministers are also discussing the imposition of emergency law in parts of Iraq, to help police and paramilitaries bring order.
The Iraqi army was among the
best equipped in the Arab world
'We might impose some kind of martial law in some places if necessary in accordance with the law and in respect to the human rights and the international law,' Allawi said. "
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