Iraq cabinet approves national guard bill

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EM0blzjL3g._vjIaobsjjQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/2732f12c69366152efad3529951bd3b8190c618f.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/iraq-cabinet-approves-national-guard-bill-194858375.html)Iraq's cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft law on establishing a national guard, a measure aimed at gaining support from the country's Sunni Arab mi**rity. Sunni backing is key to Iraq's battle against the Islamic State jihadist group, which led an offensive last June that overran large areas **rth and west of Baghdad, many of them Sunni-majority. A statement from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's ****** an**unced the approval of the bill -- which must **w go before parliament -- but did **t provide details on its content. Under a general proposal previously outlined by Abadi, the national guard would be made up of forces from the country's various provinces that would be responsible for local security.




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