伊拉克国防官员说，伊拉克着眼加强其军队，以应对美军撤离伊拉克城市之后的安全挑战。
国防部发言人阿斯卡里星期四告诉记者们，伊拉克期望发展其空中能力，为2011年美军全部离开伊拉克做好准备。
阿斯卡里称赞美军星期二撤离伊拉克城市地区的行动，说撤离行动和平地进行，没有发生问题。
星期四，爆炸事件在巴格达地区造成至少3人丧生，这是美军撤出之后首次发生的此类暴力事件。
当局说，一枚路边炸弹星期四在首都击中一个伊拉克陆军巡逻队，炸死一名伊拉克士兵，炸伤至少8名军人。
官员们说，在巴格达南面的一起汽车炸弹爆炸至少炸死两人，炸伤15人。在首都的一名安全部队发言人说，伊拉克军队正在采取一切防范措施制止恐怖袭击。
Iraqi defense officials say the country aims to strengthen its military to deal with security challenges following the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraqi cities.
Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari told reporters Thursday Iraq is looking to build its air capabilities to be ready once all U.S. forces leave Iraq in 2011.
Al-Askari praised Tuesday’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from urban areas, saying it took place peacefully without problems.
Thursday, bombings killed at least three people in the Baghdad area, the first such violence since the pull-out.
Authorities say a roadside bomb struck an Iraqi army patrol in the capital Thursday, killing an Iraqi soldier and wounding at least eight others.
Officials say at least two people were killed and 15 others wounded in a car bombing south of Baghdad.
A security spokesman (General Qassem Mohammed Atta) in the capital says Iraqi troops are taking all precautions to stop terrorist attacks.