SecurityThe Sunni working paper calls for steps to address their complaints that crackdowns on militants have unfairly hurt their community. Long term, many Sunnis want provincial governors to have greater control over security forces on their soil, ensuring that Sunnis are patrolling Sunni regions. The working paper calls for the disbanding of the Hashd, the government-backed umbrella group of militias, most of them Shi’a. Shi’a militias and Kurdish fighters hold significant parts of Nineveh province and other mainly Sunni areas. The working paper also calls for significant reforms to ensure Sunnis have a voice in the central government.

Source: Egypt Independent May 18, 2017 08:48 UTC