Ministry of Interior (Iraq)

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The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Iraq handles policing and border enforcement.[1] The MoI [1]consists of several elements including the Iraq Police Service (IPS), Iraqi Highway Patrol, Traffic Department, Emergency Response Unit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, and the Department of Border Enforcement. Pending passage of the Facilities Protection Services (FPS) Reform Law, the MoI is preparing to absorb FPS personnel currently spread among other ministries.[2] The MoI has approximately 380,430 employees and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) approved US$3.8 billion for the MoI’s 2008 budget. The 2008 budget represents a 21% growth over the previous year.[3]

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[edit] Saddam Hussein era

Under Saddam Hussein the ministry contained a wide range of administrative functions, including keeping Iraq free of Saddam Hussein's Enemies and other "Undesireables".[1]

[edit] After U.S. Invasion

After the United States toppled Hussein in the Iraq War, the ministry was not dissolved, unlike the defense and intelligence agencies. The coalition, MNSTC-I, CPATT intended to handover policing and internal security duties as soon as possible;[1] the ministry, however, was restructured.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Rathmell, Andrew. Developing Iraq's security sector: the coalition provisional authority's experience. Rand Corporation, 42-45. ISBN 0833038230. 
  2. ^ “Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq,” March 2008 Report to Congress in accordance with the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2008 (Section 9010, Public Law 109-289).
  3. ^ Ibid, page 37.

[edit] See also

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