Our only role in election is int’l monitors’ safety – U.S. official

NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. official in Najaf said on Tuesday that his country’s forces only role in the province’s upcoming election is represented by providing security to international monitors. “The only thing that we can do is connect and coordinate between Iraqis at the two centers of leadership and planning,” the official said during an Iraqi-U.S. meeting. “The international monitors would obtain clearances from the Independent High Electoral Commission (IEHC) in Baghdad,” he added. MH (P)/SR 1