▁compet ence ▁and ▁capacity ▁of ▁local ▁govern ance ▁is ▁also ▁important . ▁ ▁Provin ces ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁regular ▁assess ment ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Co al ition ; ▁when ▁a ▁province ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁ready , ▁a ▁recommendation ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Minister ial ▁Committee ▁for ▁National ▁Security , ▁with ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁making ▁the ▁final ▁decision . ▁ ▁Provin ces ▁under ▁Ira qi ▁Control ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁th ir teen ▁provinces ▁had ▁successfully ▁completed ▁transition ▁to ▁provincial ▁Ira qi ▁control : ▁M uth anna , ▁D hi ▁Q ar , ▁Naj af , ▁M ays an , ▁D ah uk , ▁Er bil , ▁Sul ay man iy ah , ▁Kar b ala , ▁Bas ra , ▁Al - Q ad isi y ah , ▁Al ▁An bar , ▁B abil ▁and ▁Was it . ▁ ▁M uth anna ▁was ▁the ▁first , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁Australian , ▁Japanese ▁and ▁British ▁forces ▁from ▁Multi - National ▁Division - S outh ▁East ▁transferred ▁responsibility ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁local ▁authorities . ▁With ▁a ▁small ▁and ▁hom ogeneous ▁Sh ia ▁population , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁very ▁little ▁milit ia ▁violence ▁and ▁few ▁attacks ▁on ▁Co al ition ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁months , ▁encourag ing ▁good ▁progress ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁forces ▁there . ▁Equ ally , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of