MP calls for solutions to Sahwa councils

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A Sunni Iraqi Accord Front (IAF) parliamentarian on Monday called on the government to work out practical solutions for Sahwa fighters. In a statement published on the front’s web site, MP Rasheed al-Azzawi urged the government to include Sahwa fighters in the security apparatus and to appoint the rest in the Civil Service. The Sahwa councils are anti-Qaeda fighters working in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF) and the Iraqi government. Headed by local chieftains, the councils have been credited with helping reduce violence in many Iraqi provinces, like Anbar, Diala, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din. SS (P) 1