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US army to continue Baghdad wall
The US military has said that it will continue building a concrete wall around Adhimiya, a mainly-Sunni district of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital.
Colonel Don Farris, of the US army, said that after briefly halting construction of the barrier, the Iraqi government had now ordered the building of the wall to continue.
"We were asked to stop placing the barriers," Farris said on Thursday.
"Since then, it has been communicated to me through the chain of command that the prime minister and Iraqi security officials have authorised work to continue."
Residents had protested against the wall.
Farris said that construction of the barrier would continue in the near future - although he did not specify an exact date.
"We will begin placing the barriers shortly, assisting the Iraqi security forces in placing the barrier along the Adhimiya," he said.
Sunni district affected
The US army and the Iraqi security services said in mid-April they had begun constructing the wall around Adhimiya to stop Sunni car-bombers leaving the area and to stop Shia death squads from getting in.
Col Farris said on Thursday that the intention of the wall was still to stop vehicle movement into and out of the area, rather than to prevent the passage of people on foot.
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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DA697B00-B9A3-47EE-B736-A6DFBF26863E.htm
"We were asked to stop placing the barriers," Farris said on Thursday.
"Since then, it has been communicated to me through the chain of command that the prime minister and Iraqi security officials have authorised work to continue."
Residents had protested against the wall.
Farris said that construction of the barrier would continue in the near future - although he did not specify an exact date.
"We will begin placing the barriers shortly, assisting the Iraqi security forces in placing the barrier along the Adhimiya," he said.
Sunni district affected
The US army and the Iraqi security services said in mid-April they had begun constructing the wall around Adhimiya to stop Sunni car-bombers leaving the area and to stop Shia death squads from getting in.
Col Farris said on Thursday that the intention of the wall was still to stop vehicle movement into and out of the area, rather than to prevent the passage of people on foot.
More
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DA697B00-B9A3-47EE-B736-A6DFBF26863E.htm
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