New QRD commander in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: The interior ministry decided on Thursday to appoint colonel Mohammad al-Hali as a commander of the Quick Response Department in Wassit, a source from the Wassit council said. “Colonel Mohammad al-Heli assumed his office today, succeeding Colonel Aziz al-Amara,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The appointment came as a result to the deterioration and the failure of the security authorities during protests in Kut, which witnessed acts of violence,” he continued. SH (TP)/SR 520