U.S. Commander in Iraq Cites Progress Made in Narhwan

Much progress in the security, local governance and economic realms has been achieved in the Iraqi city of Narhwan over the past four months, a senior U.S. commander posted there said today.

“We’ve seen significant gains at the local level in governance" ... “The local population has embraced our presence, and we believe the extremists have been severely disrupted as a result,”

Thirty-nine economic projects for Narhwan and its vicinity hev been identified, for which about $1.5 million in coalition-provided funding has been spent. The Iraqi government, he added, has provided about $2.9 million for Narhwan projects.

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