WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: 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 Aswat al-Iraq 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.

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