Lebanese Police Officers Trained on Anti-Terrorism techniques
The U. S. Government trained 24 members of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) Mobile Forces unit in California on counter-terrorism techniques during the month of August, the U.S. embassy reported on Monday.
"This training in anti –terrorism techniques was the first in a series of U.S. based courses for the Mobile Forces," the embassy statement said.
It said "after the next phase of training, the United States will also provide the Mobile Forces with equipment to help them carry out their responsibilities."
"While in the United States, ISF senior officers also were able to review U.S. Coast Guard capabilities and visited the U.S. Coast Guard Station in San Francisco," the statement added.
It explained that the "Anti-terrorism Assistance (ATA) program is an on-going part of the U.S. Government”s overall assistance to Lebanon."
Since 2007, the U.S. has committed two million dollars to ATA training and trained over ninety members of the ISF.
"This amount is part of the over one billion dollar the U.S. Government has committed to Lebanon since 2006," the statement explained.