▁M uth anna ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁good ▁local ▁mand ate , ▁having ▁been ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁D hi ▁Q ar , ▁also ▁within ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁British - led ▁M ND - SE ▁and ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁and ▁Roman ian ▁brig ade , ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁. ▁Australian ▁troops ▁in ▁M ND - SE ▁remained ▁available ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁in ▁both ▁M uth anna ▁and ▁D hi ▁Q ar , ▁should ▁they ▁request ▁it . ▁ ▁Naj af , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁g arrison ed ▁by ▁first ▁Polish , ▁then ▁US ▁forces , ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁M ays an ▁Governor ate ▁became ▁the ▁fourth ▁to ▁transition ▁to ▁provincial ▁Ira qi ▁control . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁three ▁provinces ▁making ▁up ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Regional ▁Government ▁transition ed ▁to ▁provincial ▁Ira qi ▁control , ▁bringing ▁the ▁total ▁count ▁to ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Kar b ala ▁became ▁the ▁e ighth ▁province ▁to ▁transfer ▁to ▁provincial ▁Ira qi ▁control . ▁The ▁transfer ▁of ▁Bas ra ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁marked ▁the ▁half - way ▁point ▁in ▁transfer ring ▁all ▁provincial