Iraq's armed forces and the security organizations that supported Saddam Hussein's regime have been dissolved, and a new defense force will be set up to replace them, the U.S.-led administration in Iraq declared Friday.
"The Coalition Provisional Authority plans to create, in the near future, a New Iraqi Corps. This is the first step in forming a national self-defense capability for a free Iraq," said a written statement released by the administration.
"Under civilian control, that corps will be professional, non-political, militarily effective, and representative of all Iraqis," it added.
The Ministry of Defense and the Republican Guard also have been disbanded. (Albawaba.com)
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