12.1 |
Security Sector Reform
that
‘partnership’ is a one‑sided (CivPol) concept. Clarification from
London would be
995.
The MOD
produced a paper entitled ‘Strategy for the UK’s contribution to
Iraq
Security’
for DOP(I) on 15 November.923
It
described three key outcomes:
•
security up
to the December elections;
•
activity up
to the handover of security responsibility; and
•
achievement
and maintenance of ISF self‑reliance.
996.
Four
supporting objectives were detailed:
•
establishment
of a secure environment;
•
transition
to tactical, operational and strategic overwatch;
•
development
of an effective, self‑sufficient IPS: “Although wholesale
national
reform of
the IPS is beyond the scope of UK influence, the provision of
a
technically
competent IPS at a local level within MND(SE) is possible with
the
appropriate
resource and is fundamental to an enduring handover. Mindful of
the
endemic
nature of divided loyalty and militia involvement, the UK must
continue
to pursue
IPS reform within MND(SE) to a level that will support handover
–
nothing
more/nothing less”; and
•
governance
and capacity‑building in key Ministries (MOI and the IMOD)
within
the
security sector.
997.
Security was
discussed at the meeting but the minutes do not refer to the
MOD’s
998.
The report
produced by DCC Smith on 20 November was an update of his
May
‘Next Steps
on Policing’ review, assessing progress in both Baghdad and
Basra.925
In
the South,
he judged that the “key area to address was militia influence in
the Basra IPS
and the
lack of real MOI authority into the province”. To achieve that, he
identified four
elements
that would need to be addressed:
•
a strong
Chief of Police;
•
clear
direction and support from the Deputy Minister for
Police;
•
good
support infrastructure; and
•
the removal
of the unacceptable “bad eggs” in Basra.
922
Paper
Smith, 20 November 2005, ‘Next Steps on Policing –
Review’.
923
Paper MOD,
11 November 2005, ‘Strategy for the UK’s Contribution to Iraq
Security’.
924
Minutes, 15
November 2005, DOP(I) meeting.
925
Paper
Smith, 20 November 2005, ‘Next Steps on Policing –
Review’.
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