Cross-Cultural Coaching for US troops in Iraq
US officials say the military is transforming to meet the changing face of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. BBC Arabic’s Roula Ayoubi reports on a new “cultural training” programme to improve US soldiers’ skills in dealing with local people.
“Assalamu alaykum, Ahlan wa sahlan, welcome.” With these words, Iraqi sheikhs greet a group of marines in a narrow room at the beginning of a training session.
The class is part of “Mojave Viper”, a new pre-deployment cultural training course established to prepare US forces for what the military calls “irregular warfare” in Iraq.
The meeting starts with a prayer suggested by the group’s Iraqi interpreter, who wears a marine uniform.
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