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PMU wants to take over Baghdad’s security

The Popular Mobilization Units and their political blocs demand that the security of the capital be handed to the PMU and that the Baghdad Operations Command be disbanded for its failure to maintain security.

Iraqi fighters from Hashid Shaabi take part in a training at Makhmur camp in Iraq December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2UHUT
Iraqi fighters from Hashid Shaab, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units, take part in training at Makhmur camp, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2016. — REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

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