National and national call to link the National Guard Commander General and refuse to obey Washington
2015/09/07




Long-Presse / Baghdad
He stressed the national coalition, on Monday, on the need to bear arms, however, the state, and activation of conscription and the strengthening of the army, to prevent the formation of a "small armies" established for future battles, noting that the ownership of the National Guard should be the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, while considered two blocks are internalized National Alliance that the leadership of the National Guard should be standardized and linked to general commander of the armed forces until "does not constitute a danger" to the unity of the country, and called on the United States, "Do not listen," but the Iraqi diplomatic channels and the federal government.

A spokeswoman for the National Coalition, Maysoon al, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The Coalition emphasized from the outset on the need to bear arms, however, the state, and raising the issue of conscription to prevent the formation of small armies here and here established for future battles."

She Damluji, if "the Americans or others insist on passing the National Guard Law, this is their business, because the coalition did not support all what they say, especially because he knows more than any party nature of Iraq, circumstances and realities", noting that "the problem that has not yet been solved on the National Guard Avaidath related, and whether local governments or the general commander of the armed forces. "
And confirmed a spokeswoman for the National Coalition, that "the ownership of the National Guard should be in any case, the general commander of the armed forces in accordance with the principle of limiting arms possession state," expressing regret "as a result of neglect to talk about strengthening the military and build on the sound foundations make it for all Iraqis, various Titles Whether the National Guard or the popular crowd, because all those formations should be within the central national military. "

Legal Parliamentary Committee confirmed, on Sunday, (the sixth of September the current 2015), that the controversy concerning the National Guard Law is focused on the affiliation of its affiliates, and whether they are from a particular province or of all provinces, while revealed the proposal to constantly presence of the popular crowd areas Forces hot until the application of that law, invited to view the original version of the project sent by the government, the Council if it continues to dispute it.

For his part, he said a spokesman for the bloc citizen, Habib Terminal, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The National Guard law must be balanced about it does not make him a danger to the unity of the Iraqi state," noting that "everybody knows that who has the power in place certainly be the decision maker. "
And saw Terminal, "The National Guard should have a unified command associated with General Commander of the Armed Forces, and to be financed and equipped and trained centrally," he returned to "National Guard liaison and supply him and his training by local governments, poses a serious matter threatens to divide the country."

He said a spokesman for the citizen bloc, affiliated to the National Alliance, that "local governments in all countries of the world are not responsible for public security, and we are thus not obliged to comply with any force or entity, whether external or internal trying to pass a law like this," Msttrda that "American Vision or other does not concern us in anything. "
In a related development, said MP from the Reform Movement, Tawfiq al-Kaabi, said in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The draft of the National Guard Law has its first reading in Parliament, but the national forces Union wanted to be linked to direct the governor, which means the formation of a sectarian army "adding that it" completely unacceptable ".

He explained Kaabi, that "the United States does not know the geographical and sectarian nature of Iraq, therefore, is heard people say we want an army of the people of our region, and there are no problems if formed, which makes it has no objection if the formation of the National Guard on regional basis."

He called MP from the Reform Movement, also WIN National Alliance, the United States, to "listen to the Iraqi diplomatic channels only and to take the opinion of the Federal Government of Iraq."
The head of parliament, Saleem al-Jubouri, said during his speech at the reform of the security and defense sector conference in Iraq, on Sunday, the House of Representatives will vote on the draft law of the National Guard on Tuesday.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved the project in February 2015 the National Guard law and referred it to Parliament for approval.

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