Iraq’s Parliament Speaker, Salim Al-Jubouri yesterday called on the government to remove army leaders who failed to perform their duties and suffered serious defeats in Ramadi at the hands of militants affiliated to the Islamic State (ISIS), the Anadolu Agency reported.
In a statement, Al-Jubouri called on Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi “not to wait and to replace the failed security leaders”.
He stressed on the need to respect the parliament’s decisions and to allow thousands of displaced families who fled Anbar after the ISIS takeover entry into the capital, Baghdad, in accordance with the necessary measures to maintain the security situation.
After Al-Abadi became prime minister last year, he sacked dozens of army and other security chiefs as ISIS gained control of large areas in the north and west of the country.
On Friday, ISIS seized control of Ramadi including its security headquarters and government departments.
Losing Ramadi came as heavy blow to the US trained Iraqi army who since last summer have been battling ISIS with help from a US-led coalition.
Meanwhile, the Baghdad Operations Command allowed displaced families from Anbar province to enter the capital, after four days of denying them entry, on the condition that they have a sponsor who lives in the capital.
The sponsor is someone who pledges that the family will not pose a security threat to the capital.