Portugal Sends Police To Iraq

Xinhuanet:

(Lisbon) Portugal on Monday sent 72 members of its fourth police contingent to Iraq to replace the third contingent which will return before Christmas.

The fourth contingent has 127 members in all and, and the rest of the contingent will go in the coming weeks, authorities said.

The Portuguese provide security in the southern Iraqi cities of Basrah and Nasiriyah.