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US, Iraq agree for joint commission on US officials security
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WASHINGTON: Iraq and the United States agreed to set up a joint commission to examine security of US government officials in Iraq following a deadly shooting involving private security firm, the State Department said Wednesday.
"The commission's goal is to make joint policy recommendations, including specific suggestions for improving US and Iraqi procedures regarding government-affiliated personal security details," department spokesman said.
The crisis was sparked when private security guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in a Baghdad neighborhood on September 16, killing 10 people and wounding 13.
The commission, which will be co-chaired by US and Iraqi officials, "is not conducting a specific investigation into this incident," the spokesman said, but the shooting "will be a significant portion of what it deals with."
He added that the commission will "receive the results of the US investigation on this" shooting and consider them when making its recommendations.
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