Iraqi Security Personnel Who Fled When ISIS Overran The Country In 2014 Want Their Old Jobs Back

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Anadolu Agency: Sacked Iraq security personnel stage protest in Baghdad

Thousands of Iraqi security personnel were sacked for allegedly cutting, running before Daesh’s 2014 onslaught.

Hundreds of former army and police personnel who were sacked after Daesh overran much of the country in 2014 demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday to demand their jobs back.

In mid-2014, Iraqi government forces retreated as the terrorist group overran vast territories in northern and western Iraq, including the city of Mosul.

On Friday, hundreds of former army and police personnel -- sacked for allegedly cutting and running before the Daesh onslaught -- gathered in central Baghdad’s Tahrir Square amid a heavy security presence.

In late 2014, Iraq’s interior and defense ministries dismissed tens of thousands of security personnel in the Nineveh, Saladin, Anbar and Diyala provinces amid dereliction-of-duty allegations.

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