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| US hands over Iraq army control | US hands over Iraq army control |
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| The Iraqi authorities have begun taking control of their armed forces from the US-led coalition. | |
| Control was handed over for the Iraqi navy and air force and the 8th Division of the army at a ceremony in Baghdad. | |
| Other divisions will be transferred in the coming months according to a timetable set by Iraq's leaders. | |
| US officials called it a milestone in Iraq's history, but the key test will be whether the Iraqi-led forces can control violence across the country. | US officials called it a milestone in Iraq's history, but the key test will be whether the Iraqi-led forces can control violence across the country. |
| A BBC correspondent in Baghdad says the transfer of control could be long, slow and fraught with problems. | A BBC correspondent in Baghdad says the transfer of control could be long, slow and fraught with problems. |
| The handover took place five days later than scheduled, although the delay has not been explained. | The handover took place five days later than scheduled, although the delay has not been explained. |
| US-led forces disbanded what was left of the Iraqi army after they overthrew Saddam Hussein's rule in 2003. | US-led forces disbanded what was left of the Iraqi army after they overthrew Saddam Hussein's rule in 2003. |
| Since then, the coalition has been training and equipping new Iraqi forces with a view to their taking over security and allowing the eventual withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq. | Since then, the coalition has been training and equipping new Iraqi forces with a view to their taking over security and allowing the eventual withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq. |
| In the latest violence, a suicide car bomber killed 10 people at a police control centre in Baghdad. | In the latest violence, a suicide car bomber killed 10 people at a police control centre in Baghdad. |
| Seven others died in bombings and shootings elsewhere in the Iraqi capital, mainly targeting police and security patrols. | Seven others died in bombings and shootings elsewhere in the Iraqi capital, mainly targeting police and security patrols. |