Iraq: Oil Protection Police, intervention units and armored vehiclesnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have a project to set up special intervention units of the Iraqi Army to reinforce protection of oil facilities across the country. The following 351-word report sheds light on the project and tells what about the units, personnel and equipment, notably the armored vehicles. It also tells what will be then the role of the Oil Protection Police (OPP).