Aswat al-Iraq: The U.S army on Sunday held a conference for tribes in Wassit to garner support for the transfer of authorities to Iraqi forces by the end of October 2008. Speaking at the conference U.S. commander Richard France called for all figures and dignitaries "to support Iraqi forces to stabilize security in Wassit". "The security improvement achieved was a result of hard work exerted by Iraqi forces to impose security that must be boosted by tribes," the U.S. commander noted.
Earlier, Iraqi military forces held a conference for tribes in Wassit to support transferring security.