▁security ▁over ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁security ▁forces . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁t enth ▁province , ▁Al - Q ad isi y ah , ▁also ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁control . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁decre asing ▁levels ▁of ▁violence , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁transferred ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁exp ans ive ▁Al - An bar ▁province ▁over ▁to ▁Provin cial ▁Ira qi ▁Control . ▁A ▁limited ▁U . S . ▁presence ▁will ▁be ▁maintained ▁to ▁ensure ▁security . ▁Al - An bar ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁province ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁security . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁B abil ▁province ▁became ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁province ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁control , ▁whilst ▁Was it ▁was ▁transferred ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁province ▁to ▁be ▁transferred . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁after ▁Security ▁Ag re ement ▁signed ▁As ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁Ira q ' s ▁ 1 8 ▁provinces ▁had ▁successfully ▁transition ed ▁to ▁Provin cial ▁Ira qi ▁Control ▁( PI C ). ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁SA ▁( see ▁also ▁U . S . – I ra q ▁Status ▁of ▁Forces ▁Ag re ement ) ▁between ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Ira q ▁went ▁into ▁effect