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.
Baghdad: government orders the mobilisations forces be merged with army
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units) enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of Mosul. Source: Getty Images
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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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