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MIAMI - Miami Police Chief John Timoney will travel to Kirkuk today to help set up a police academy and assist in controlling deadly violence in the oil-producing area.
Timoney said the Defense Department asked him to go to Kirkuk for about 10 days to advise Iraqi officials on training, managing and organizing local police as Iraq prepares for self-governance. Defense officials would not confirm the appointment. Timoney said he and Assistant Chief John Gallagher will work with the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade.