(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Chief of Saladin provincial council says the militia also clashed with the governor's guards in Tikrit, northern Saladin's capital.
The Iraqi Sunni governor of Saladin has left his own province in disgust over the looting spree being carried out allegedly by Shia militia forces in his area.
Ahmed Abdel-Jabbar al-Karim, chief of Saladin's provincial council, told The Anadolu Agency late Friday that he along with Governor Raed al-Jabouri left the province in protest against the Shia militia, al-Hashid al-Shaabi's alleged looting and burning spree in Tikrit, the capital of the northern province.
Al-Karim also blamed the central Iraqi government of not doing enough to stop the militia's illegal actions. "Governor Raed al-Jabouri told Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi about the violations and left the province when no stopped the militia from robbing and burning shops in Tikrit," he said.
According to al-Karim, the Shia militia also clashed with him and al-Jabouri when they tried to stop their rampage in central Tikrit. The militia men allegedly used abusive words, laced with sectarian references, with the senior Iraqi officials, which then quickly turned into a physical clash that left several body guards injured.
Mashaan al-Jabouri, Iraqi parliament's deputy speaker, defended the Shia militia group and in turn alleged that it was the Iraqi police who began the looting Thursday.
Al-Abadi ordered Iraqi security forces in Tikrit to end the chaos. His written statement, however, was careful in not pointing out the group responsible for the incident.
The militia Al-Hashid al-Shaabi also denied that it was involved in the burning and looting of houses in Tikrit at a press conference Thursday.
Iraqi army and police backed by al-Hashid al-Shaabi militia had taken control of Tikrit from Daesh Tuesday after severe clashes last month.
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