Sunni warning Iraq could split if militias enter Mosul

Iraq is at risk of partition and the worst sectarian bloodletting since the 2003 US-led invasion if Shia paramilitary units get involved in the fight against ISIL for Mosul, a senior Iraqi politician warned.


Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation forces, or Hashid al-Shaabi in Arabic, are supported by the Shia-led Baghdad government and want to play a bigger role in the offensive to regain ISIL's last major stronghold in Iraq.

But Khamis Khanjar, a Sunni politician and businessman who financed a 3,000 strong Turkish-trained force known as the Nineveh Guards Force, said it should lead the offensive - alongside the Iraqi army - and take control of the city after ISIL is driven out.
 [aljazeera.com]
28/11/16