Osama al-Nujaifi
Iraq's parliament adopts law legalizing Shiite militias
Iraqi parliament on Nov. 26 voted to accord full legal status to government-sanctioned Shiite militias, the al-Hashd al-Shaabi or Popular Mobilization, as a "back-up and reserve" force for the military and police and empower them to "deter" security and terror threats facing the country, like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
PKK raid on Iraqi villages kills five, Iraqi deputy president says
Iraqi Deputy President Osama al-Nujaifi has claimed that outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants have attacked villages between Mosul's Sinjar and Rabia regions, killing five people and injuring several others.