Iraqi, US officials discuss security in Ninewa

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Ayad al-Samaraee received Commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq General Raymond Odierno. The two sides discussed security situation in Ninewa province and disputed areas, and the potential effects of deploying Iraqi-U.S.-Peshmerga forces there. “The deployment process consists of two parts: one until election, and one after election until reaching a political solution,” Gen. Odierno said. But al-Samaraee said that an urgent solution should be accomplished, and that it is better to rely on the people of those areas to preserve their local security. MH (P) /SS 1