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Will Mosul remain under military rule after liberation from IS?

Iraqi politicians have proposed appointing a military governor for Mosul after its liberation to prevent the city from falling back into the hands of terrorists.
Members of Iraqi special police force stand during clashes with Islamic State fighters in al-Shura, south of Mosul, Iraq October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX2QZ1T

BAGHDAD — Jasim Mohammed Jaafar, a member of parliament close to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and a leader of the Shiite National Alliance, told local media Oct. 20 that the proposal to appoint a military governor in Mosul after its liberation from the Islamic State (IS) is a realistic solution that Abadi seeks to bring about.

The political forces are focused on this proposal, particularly since some of them believe that the security conditions and regional ambitions in Ninevah province require a customary military rule that would put the security situation under control and protect Iraq's second-largest city in terms of population from fragmentation and partition.

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