Special parliamentary session on Anbar to be held on Wednesday

Special parliamentary session on Anbar to be held on Wednesday
2014-03-17T10:41:41+00:00

Hundreds of thousands of residents have been displaced from Ramadi city, the center of Anbar province as well as Fallujah and other areas of the province ; due to fighting between the government forces backed by tribal groups and armed tribal groups.

Jumaily said during a press conference held in parliament attended by " Shafaq News " , that " an agreement took place with Parliament Speaker , Osama al-Nujaifi during a meeting of political blocs’ leaders to hold a special session to discuss Anbar subject on Wednesday in the presence of Minister of Immigration , Health and Trade ."

" We will have to appeal the international community in the absence of government's commitment to its responsibilities towards the displaced people to Kurdistan and other provinces “.

The country has witnessed a security deterioration after removing the protesters’ camps in Anbar province since more than two months and the arrest of a prominent Sunni MP , which allowed an opportunity for the armed opponents of the government to tighten their control like Islamist militants pm large parts of the province , including populated areas .

The government forces backed by military aviation prompted to hunt down militants , where battles raged intermittently for more than two months in Anbar province.

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