Cabinet approves plan to form a national guard in the Sunni provinces

Cabinet approves plan to form a national guard in the Sunni provinces
 
22-09-2014 12:27 PM
 
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With the first days of the Government of Haider al-Abadi, decided to Baghdad adopt the idea of the establishment of local forces generic army in the provinces controlled by Daash, incorporating elements of a fighter in the field and the sons of the tribes, to address the situation which resulted in the collapse of the five military teams sequentially on June 10. 
, but which came within political agreement on the deal the government, still incomplete clarity, has become enjoys the support of international and regional, while raises split between the blocks of the National Alliance and uncertainties, that leads up to the emergence of 'Army Sunni' while he says a senior leader of the Sadrist movement, the idea is good and deserve support, noting that the number of elements of the new forces will probably not exceed 150 thousand in the best of cases, linked to the local government and one of the security ministries Federal. 
spite of having some reservations about the idea, which he says deputies she influenced by the experience of 'National Guard', but the characteristics of an Iraqi, but The leader of the rib, said'mady 'that the formation of' National Guard 'give' legal cover necessary 'for the armed tribal groups and social organization, which is battling an Islamic state, and reduces clutter' deployment of the weapon, however, a variety of groups carrying different labels'. As revealed the formation of a head of government of a committee of military leaders to develop mechanisms for the formation of the new forces within two weeks. 
was Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq said in a press conference held at 0.9 September now, the 'Council of Ministers approved a plan to form the forces of the sons of the provinces that suffer from terrorism The tasks to maintain the security of their regions and to address the organization Daash and terrorist groups backed by the army and serve as a companion. ' He explained that the National Guard will be affiliated to the Ministry of Defence. As the president of the provincial council in Anbar morning Alkrhot The 'National Guard troops will include the new sons of the tribes that fought the former al-Qaeda and is currently fighting Daash organization, as well as the people of the cities'.Applicants must be of good conduct and has no judicial record is bad, that is not under 18 years of age and not more than 40 years, according to Alkrhot. 
Though not enact a law to regulate the 'National Guard' as stated in the first session of the Council of Ministers after the formation of The new government, which discuss the formation of these forces, but Krhot confirms that thousands began arriving to army bases allocated to volunteer and braved the 40 centers, where they will review their records before moving to the stage of training. As it seems that al-Abadi agreed, recently, on the formation of a force in Anbar strength of ten thousand fighters, pending the adoption of a law regulating the affairs of these new forces, according to informed sources spoke yesterday to'mady '. 
indicates a prominent leader of the Sadrist Prince Kanani told the newspaper 'term ', that' the idea of the National Guard raised after the events of the fall of Mosul and Tikrit, to engage the sons of the provinces, engaged mainly fighting the militants, and attach them to the organs of the State '. 
likely Kanani be chosen to prepare 'National Guard' according to the ratio of the population or the need for security for each province, and estimated their numbers by 5000 each element million citizens. As if to underline that the association will be with the provincial councils elected as the owner of the executive and legislative supreme in the provinces, either with the federal government Vsertbton boarding the defense or any institution other security. 
says Kanani, a former deputy in the Liberal bloc that the new composition will give 'legal cover' totals Awakening and popular mobilization and the sons of the tribes that address the militants to organize the Islamic state, referring to the 'no longer needed in the future to form a militia in case exposed the country to the risk of any point of a terrorist.' 
and what is believed to Kanani said the experience 'potential downsides', and can imagine that some provinces may be used in circumstances particular conflict, those forces 'in a negative way', and open the door of the armed conflict between the provinces themselves, but he draws out that their numbers will not be great, and will not be able to confront the 'army', which will soon be at the borders of the province or in the barracks and centers Altdreb.kma refers Kanani, who was a prominent member of the Legal Committee of the House of Representatives earlier, that despite the existence of 'Notes' on the creation of a new force to protect the provinces, but that 'best of the proliferation of weapons indiscriminately, however, groups under different names'. As if to underline that the idea espoused by the National Alliance came after consulting with several Western countries, namely the transfer of the experience of the American copy Iraqi. 
his part, says a member of the block citizen Furat al-Tamimi said 'the establishment of the National Guard came within a national document that preceded the formation of the government, and the estimated time limit of three months until regulates the proposed law voted on by then the House of Representatives'. 
confirms al-Tamimi, a deputy from the Diyala that 'the law will clarify the mechanism of volunteering, or conscription, and armament, and the period of service, and the tasks that will be conducted by', will also feature a new composition volunteers from the crowd People who fights 'Daash' three months ago. 
contrast, does not hide the al-Tamimi, the existence of 'concerns' from penetrating the formation elements 'suspicious' or linked to terrorism, noting that the 20 000 member in Nineveh Police, for example, did not know why you did not do their duty when entering the insurgents into the city . But he is counting on the articles of the law which will be formed on the basis of 'National Guard' to dispel those fears. 
it refuses to block Vice Badr led by one of the most prominent commanders in the field for the crowds popular Hadi al-Ameri, turn 'National Guard' to what he called B'hrs provinces' , pointing out that the bloc does not support the idea of a 'multiple armies.' 
says MP Badr Razak Mahabs to'mady 'must have' National Guard federally ', do not stop at maintaining his duties only. He pointed out that the forces to be formed will be under the command of the Ministry of Defense and under the command of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. 
revealed Mahabs for the formation of 'Abadi' committee of military leaders to develop proposals on the status of restructuring of these forces and to prepare them, and giving them two weeks to complete the project. Stressing that 'the National Guard will have the loyal Anbar and Mosul and Tikrit,' and the rest of the areas, in addition to Saraya popular crowd that came out after the advisory opinion of the religious authority, which will ensure the new law by giving legal legitimacy.

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