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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Iraqi navy gets second Italian patrol ship

Saetti MK4The fledgling new-era Iraqi navy has taken delivery of the second of four patrol vessels ordered from Italy to protect its offshore oil terminals in the gulf.

At the same time, Iraq's parliament Tuesday approved the return of 100 British naval instructors who were forced to leave the country several months ago.

They left when British forces withdrew from their sector in the south, which includes Iraq's narrow coastal strip, because no provision had been made for them to stay. Exactly when they will return has not yet been determined.

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