Defense: reducing the number of awakenings to 41 thousand element

10/21/2012 12:00 am

Confirmed that their salaries will increase and their role will be intelligence

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The Ministry of Defence to approach the concerned authorities to pay the salaries of the Awakening before the holiday and increased to 500 thousand dinars per month, revealed that it reduced many of these forces to 41 alpha after they were 100 thousand element.

The Land Forces Commander Gen. Ali Ghaidan's (Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network), that the government will not arming the Awakening, but role will be supportive of the security services, and to use it to get information that will help in maintaining stability.

Forces launched American public 2006 recruitment civilians under the name «Sons of Iraq» or «Awakening», to confront al Qaeda and armed groups, and formed Awakening mostly of tribesmen, and played an active role in supporting the Iraqi forces and U.S. forces in weakening al-Qaeda, and restore security and stability to most cities.

The Ghaidan that ground forces received file Awakening newly intends to solve many of the problems you are experiencing, reminding position this configuration in support of the security services and the maintenance of security. but Ghaidan said: «Unfortunately, the file Awakening had never properly by officials about earlier» . were commanded ground forces had announced on October 10, 2012 for receipt Awakening Movement under the direction of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nouri al-Maliki, saying that he can not do without them at this stage.

The Ghaidan said the number of awakenings was formerly 100 thousand component has been classified into learners and non-learners, as well as classified on the basis of age, some of them did not exceed (15) years. Added he was put several points within the category were polled leaders of the need for the necessities of security , was in the light of reducing their number to 41 thousand element working in all parts of the country.

He noted ground forces commander said that during the past few days a conference with the leaders of the Awakening to listen to their views and debate, adding, saying: «We wrote to the Commission on merging militias to speed up the salaries and distributed before the holiday to be distribution by monthly, and not, as was every three months, in addition settlement and increase salaries to be by 500 thousand dinars per month.

He seeks «to ensure their pensions and to overcome all the obstacles facing their work», said: «We're not going arming Awakening, but we want them information and support security services in their areas and to assist them in maintaining the security and protection of citizens». Added Ghaidan «We appreciate them their position and know that they targeted by terrorism and made a lot of sacrifices.


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