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US training for Palestinian forces
The first battalion of 700 men of Palestinian security forces crossed into Jordan on Thursday to begin training under a US programme after nearly a year-long delay.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:03 January 25, 2008
Allenby Bridge, West Bank: The first battalion of 700 men of Palestinian security forces crossed into Jordan on Thursday to begin training under a US programme after nearly a year-long delay.
Washington wants to train the backbone of a Palestinian gendarmerie but the programme is projected to graduate only 2,000 men in 2008, the US timeframe for reaching a deal on a Palestinian state.
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