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Iraq's Prime Minister Adil Abdel Hadi ordered that the mobilizations forces should be merged with the army.

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Iraq's Prime Minister Adil Abdel Hadi ordered that the mobilizations forces should be merged with the army.

The new army formations must give up any previous political affiliation.

More is in this report by the SBS Arabic24's Baghdad correspondent Ashraf Alazzawi.

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