Iraq PM sacks 36 army officers in anti-corruption drive

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Wednesday sacked 36 army officers in an anti-corruption drive at a time when the military is locked in conflict with Islamic State group jihadists.

His office said that Abadi, who also serves as armed forces commander in chief, and has already sacked a number of senior army officers, dismissed 26 military commanders and sent 10 into retirement.
It did not specify if the officers were in combat units or held administrative posts.

Abadi also named 18 commanders of new defence ministry posts, his office said, as part of efforts to "reinforce the military along professional lines and fight all forms of corruption".

Defence Minister Khaled al-Obaidi vowed last month to investigate military failings that allowed the Islamic State group to overrun large areas of Iraq and to hold those responsible to account.

IS-led militants launched a major offensive in June, overrunning Iraq's second city Mosul as security forces collapsed en masse, in some cases even abandoning their uniforms and weapons in their haste to flee.

The militants then swept through much of the country's Sunni Arab heartland, where many residents were deeply mistrustful of Iraq's Shiite-led government.
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-pm-sacks-36-army-officers-anti-corruption-185926979.html

now thats called actions .....wish me president had such balls

mrvitalis:
now thats called actions .....wish me president had such balls

The story up there about the activities of ISIS and how they overrun cities and military installations is very similar with what is going on in Nigeria. But Jonathan and his defence military, NSA and other relevant agencies are doing nothing.
Not a single top officer or politician is prosecuted. Instead you have junior soldiers who put their lives on the line being court-martialed.

Seun, obinoscopy, ngwakwe; who hurriedly moved this thread here, and what is the rationale for such action?
Are you afraid that the content of this news will indict GEJ as a clueless coward?

I want this thread restored to the politics section where it rightly belongs. I'm not soliciting for frontpage even though that's where it is most suited for.

NB: This is a Yahoo/BBC breaking news which will be seen all over the world, including by Nigerians whether your hide it at this moment from the visitors to your site or not.

Goodluck to you!