Iraqi national security adviser lists cities that could be handed over to Iraqis firs

The Iraqi official who heads a committee to determine which areas could be transferred from multinational control listed seven cities Saturday that would be among the first to transfer from multinational to Iraqi control.
«There are some stable cities that we can ask the
Multinational Forces for to leave, such as Najaf, Karbala,
Samawah, Diwaniyah and maybe Nasiriyah, Sulaimaniyah and
Irbil,» Mouwafak al-Rubaie told reporter, according to AP.
Al-Rubaie gave no timetable for the transfer. That is to
be determined by a joint U.S.-Iraqi committee which will
review the security situation and decide the schedule for a
handover.
Sulaimaniyah and Irbil are in the Kurdish self-ruled area
of the north and are among the most peaceful cities in the
country.
The other cities are in areas of central and southern Iraq.