Iraq cabinet approves national guard bill
 

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E...b8190c618f.jpgIraq'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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