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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
  • Gulf News

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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