The Report
of the Iraq Inquiry
1152.
In a bid
prepared for the Iraq Stabilisation Programme Board in February
2008,
£3.18m was
proposed for the justice sector:
•
£1.65m
assisting the US‑led Rule of Law complex – a senior political
adviser,
a court
administrator and a defence counsel;
•
£1.04m
supporting the Ministerial Committee – one senior adviser and a
support
officer;
and
•
£0.49m for
a Basra justice adviser.1086
1153.
On 27 June
2007, the JIC provided an update on the ISF.1087
It recorded
little
change from
the January paper described earlier in this Section. Development of
the
Iraqi Army
was still described as “slow” and the IPS remained “ineffective”.
The security
Ministries
were also judged to be “underperforming”. The assessment
recorded:
“Work is
under way by Prime Minister Maliki’s government to develop a
national
security
strategy, but it is unlikely to make a difference to Iraq’s
security as long
as the
government remains factionalised and fails to make progress on
national
reconciliation
[…]”
1154.
On 4 July, a
DIS paper looked at future Iraqi security
structures.1088
It
said:
“•
The
plethora of security groupings with unique command and
control
mechanisms
will continue to expand, and could destabilise the complex
national
security
environment. This expansion provides an opportunity for
furthering
sectarian
agendas and potential higher levels of intra‑ISF
conflict.
•
Duplication
of responsibilities and expanding remits of strategic
authorities
will
continue as incumbent Prime Ministers seek practical solutions to
national
security
threats. Sectarian bias will shape these bodies and they will
circumvent
the chain
of command.
•
The
amalgamation of Shia militias into national security structures
ensures that
future
Iraqi security strategy will be overwhelmingly Shia‑based. This
will lead to
continued
Sunni marginalisation, a justification for Sunni nationalist
insurgents
and a spur
for AQ‑I intent.”
1086
Report Iraq
Stabilisation Programme Board, February 2008, ‘Iraq Stabilisation
Aid Fund 2008‑11:
Strategy
Summary’ attaching Paper ‘Strategic Context for the Iraq
Stabilisation Aid Fund Bid: 2008‑11’.
1087
JIC
Assessment, 27 June 2007, ‘Iraqi Security Forces and Structures:
Quantity not Quality’.
1088
Paper DIS,
[undated, stamped 4 July 2007], ‘Future Iraqi Security Structures
and Environment’.
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