, ▁transfer ring ▁security ▁responsibility ▁to ▁the ▁Go I , ▁even ▁though ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁had ▁completed ▁the ▁P IC ▁transition ▁process . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Go I , ▁however , ▁a ▁new ▁J oint ▁Sub - Com mit te e ▁for ▁Provin cial ▁Security ▁was ▁formed ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁SA ▁to ▁assess ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁five ▁Ira qi ▁provinces ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁transition ▁to ▁P IC ▁before ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁This ▁sub - comm ittee ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Ira qi ▁army , ▁irregular ▁forces , ▁both ▁Ira qi ▁and ▁external , ▁have ▁conducted ▁attacks ▁against ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁and , ▁more ▁recently , ▁the ▁new ▁Ira qi ▁government . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁following ▁the ▁" end ▁of ▁major ▁combat ▁operations ", ▁ins urg ents ▁conducted ▁sni per ▁attacks , ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings ▁at ▁road ▁check points , ▁and ▁amb ush es , ▁resulting ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 1 2 ▁mult in ational ▁force ▁personnel ▁death s ▁per ▁month . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁attack ers ▁would ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁reven ge ▁( e . g ., ▁an ▁anti - co al ition ▁group ▁claimed ▁the ▁four ▁Ira q is ▁that ▁were ▁alleg edly ▁shot ▁at ▁by ▁British ▁soldiers ▁during ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁were ▁un ar med ▁and ▁acting