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Article: 50 women graduate from Iraq's police academy; 'Lionesses' graduate from Iraqi police academy ; With change in law, 50 women enter ranks of elite officers' corps
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- International Herald Tribune
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- November 11, 2009
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JOHN LELAND
International Herald Tribune
11-11-2009
50 women graduate from Iraq's police academy; 'Lionesses' graduate from Iraqi police academy ; With change in law, 50 women enter ranks of elite officers' corps
Byline: JOHN LELAND
Type: News
The women, who called themselves the Lioness group, became the first female graduates of Iraq's police officer training academy on Monday, joining 1,050 male classmates.
As one, the stony faces broke into a free-for-all of kisses, hugs and tears as the 50 women who called themselves the Lioness group became the first female graduates of Iraq's police officer training academy.
On a vast concrete parade ground, the women on Monday joined 1,050 male ...