Shi'ite militias prepare to deploy en masse to Iraq's Anbar
Shi'ite paramilitaries were preparing on Monday to deploy en masse to Iraq's western province of Anbar after Islamic State militants overran the local capital Ramadi in their biggest victory since last summer. A spokesman for the Shi'ite paramilitaries known as Hashid Shaabi told Reuters they had received instructions to mobilize, but the timing and scale of the deployment could not be revealed for security reasons. "Now that the Hashid has received the order to march forth, they will definitely take part," said Ali al-Sarai, a member of ...
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