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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Baghdad - Asharq Al-Awsat

Disputes over Security Portfolios Impede Formation of Iraq Govt

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets with deputy parliament Speaker Mohsen al-Mandalawi. (AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is facing difficulties in forming a new government due to the insistence of Shiite factions on obtaining the main security portfolios in the country, revealed sources concerned with the formation process.

The sources said that meanwhile, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was holding side talks aimed at restructuring the military leaderships that would take place after the formation of a new cabinet.

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