Iraq reinstates over 13,000 policemen previously fired after IS seizes Mosul

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Iraq reinstates over 13,000 policemen previously fired after IS seizes Mosul

Source: Xinhua| 2019-08-12 04:01:17|Editor: Shi Yinglun

 

 

 

Iraqi Interior Minister Yassin al-Yasiri inspects police officers in Mosul, Iraq on Aug. 11, 2019. The Iraqi Interior Ministry reinstated more than 13,000 police personnel after being fired following the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants took control of Iraq's northern city of Mosul in 2014. (Xinhua)

BAGHDAD, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry reinstated more than 13,000 police personnel after being fired following the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants took control of Iraq's northern city of Mosul in 2014.

Yassin al-Yasiri, Iraqi interior minister, said in a press conference during his visit to Mosul that "the ministry of interior decided to reinstate 13,252 police officers and policemen in Mosul's local police force after their files were scrutinized to confirm that they did not join the terrorist Daesh (IS group) organization during the period of its control to Mosul."

For his part, Brigadier General Abdul Kareem al-Jubouri, from Nineveh's Operations Command, revealed in the press conference that the number of policemen arrested and killed by IS militants during its control of the city reached to 733, pointing out that the Nineveh police command had more than 24,000 police personnel before IS took over the city.

In June 2014, IS militants took over Mosul when it made a significant blitzkrieg and seized large swathes of Iraqi territories in northern and western Iraq.

In December 2017, Iraq declared victory over IS group after the Iraqi forces recaptured all the areas once seized by the extremist group.

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Iraqi Interior Minister Reinstates 13,000 to Nineveh Police

 

Monday, 12 August, 2019 - 07:45

 

 

A U.S. soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near west Mosul, Iraq, where Iraqi security forces are fighting ISIS, on June 21. Reuters/Marius Bosch

Baghdad - Hamza Mustafa

 

The Iraqi Interior Ministry reinstated more than 13,000 police personnel after being fired. A statement issued Sunday by the police revealed that a total of 13,900 were reinstated to Nineveh Police.

Iraqi Interior Minister Yassin al-Yasiri arrived Sunday in Mosul, chairing a high-rank delegation.

A reliable source in Nineveh Police informed Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the minister ordered to impose sanctions against whoever proves to neglect his work starting today -- he also ordered to reinstate officers fired for various reasons after ISIS occupied Nineveh.

This decision seeks to stabilize the province and flip the page on all levels, in which the province's residents should maintain its security against desperate attempts of ISIS to return, added the source.

In its statement on Monday, the interior ministry revealed that the minister called during his field tour in the city for upgrading services provided to citizens in departments affiliated with the ministry.

Yasiri affirmed that caring for citizens and completing their transactions the soonest is a priority, stressing the importance of maintaining the good reputation of interior ministry officers, especially after their sacrifices in their fight against terrorism.

Further, the death of a US soldier in Mosul in a non-combating incident brought back to surface the US presence in Iraq. While members of the Iraqi parliament Defense and Security Committee considered the death of the soldier an indicator of ground combat forces' presence in Iraq, however, others didn’t see this as enough proof.

In this context, member of the Defense and Security Committee Karim Aliawi asserted that the official US announcement of the death of the soldier is evidence on their deployment in Mosul and other regions in the country.

However, Iraqi MP Abbas Sarout stated that the soldier's death is not enough evidence, as there are experts and advisors. He went forward to call on the Iraqi government to clarify the reasons behind his death.https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1853981/iraqi-interior-minister-reinstates-13000-nineveh-police 

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When actually it was 10,000 but the mayor wanted 3000 ghost policemen

so their paychecks can go to his secret account...

[new york kevin]

57 minutes ago, Donziman said:

When actually it was 10,000 but the mayor wanted 3000 ghost policemen

so their paychecks can go to his secret account...

Sad , but possibly true. Lets hope this keeps the terrorist population down.