"We have directed an immediate investigation into these movements (of armed groups), according to the law," said al-Kadhimi, who is also commander-in-chief of the Iraqi forces.
Iraqi paramilitary commander arrested on terror charges
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BAGHDAD, June 4, 2019 (Xinhua) A security member guards an entrance to the Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2019. For the first time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, main streets in Baghdad s heavily-fortified Green Zone were fully opened. Image Source: IANS News
Baghdad, May 27 : Iraqi security personnel have arrested a leader in the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi or the Popular Mobilization Forces over terrorism charges, raising a state of emergency in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad.
A statement issued on Wednesday by the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC), said: Security forces arrested at dawn Qasim Mahmoud Karim Muslih, commander of Hashd Shaabi forces in Anbar province according to an arrest warrant issued by the Iraqi judiciary over charges of terrorism.
2021-05-26 22:06:26 GMT2021-05-27 06:06:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday denounced some armed militia for approaching the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, saying their move violates the country s constitution, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Joint Operation Command (JOC).
The appearance of a group of paramilitary soldiers near the Green Zone sparked a state of emergency as security forces deployed surrounding the zone and blocked all its entrances, a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The tension came after the Iraqi government arrested earlier in the day Qasim Mahmoud Karim Muslih, a commander of Hashd Shaabi forces, over the charges of terrorism.