Basra security prepares for parliamentary election

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The Basra Operations Command has put a security plan preparing for the upcoming parliamentary election in Iraq on Jan. 16, 2009. “The plot will provide security to voters, candidates and polling centers,” a release issued by the Iraqi Interior Ministry on Tuesday, and received by IraqiNews.com news agency, quoted a source from the Command. It said that the Basra city has been divided into sectors to acquire better security control. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1