Iraq MPs finally approve defence, interior ministers
Iraqi lawmakers approved defence and interior ministers on Saturday after weeks of delay, as security forces battle jihadist militants who hold swathes of the country./ Khaled al-Obaidi of parliament's Sunni Arab Itihad al-Quwa al-Wataniyah bloc was voted defence minister and Mohammed al-Ghabban of the Shiite Badr bloc was picked for the interior post. Ghabban's selection puts the interior ministry, which is responsible for the vast majority of the country's security forces, under the effective control of Hadi al-Ameri, the commander of the ...
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