The Iraqi Interior Ministry reinstated more than 13,000 police personnel after being fired. A statement issued Sunday by the police revealed that a total of 13,900 were reinstated to Nineveh Police.
Iraqi Interior Minister Yassin al-Yasiri arrived Sunday in Mosul, chairing a high-rank delegation.
A reliable source in Nineveh Police informed Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the minister ordered to impose sanctions against whoever proves to neglect his work starting today -- he also ordered to reinstate officers fired for various reasons after ISIS occupied Nineveh.
This decision seeks to stabilize the province and flip the page on all levels, in which the province's residents should maintain its security against desperate attempts of ISIS to return, added the source.
In its statement on Monday, the interior ministry revealed that the minister called during his field tour in the city for upgrading services provided to citizens in departments affiliated with the ministry.
Yasiri affirmed that caring for citizens and completing their transactions the soonest is a priority, stressing the importance of maintaining the good reputation of interior ministry officers, especially after their sacrifices in their fight against terrorism.
Further, the death of a US soldier in Mosul in a non-combating incident brought back to surface the US presence in Iraq. While members of the Iraqi parliament Defense and Security Committee considered the death of the soldier an indicator of ground combat forces' presence in Iraq, however, others didn’t see this as enough proof.
In this context, member of the Defense and Security Committee Karim Aliawi asserted that the official US announcement of the death of the soldier is evidence on their deployment in Mosul and other regions in the country.
However, Iraqi MP Abbas Sarout stated that the soldier's death is not enough evidence, as there are experts and advisors. He went forward to call on the Iraqi government to clarify the reasons behind his death.
