Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister andCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Al-Zaidi on Thursday assigned Brig. Gen. Osama Saad Hassan to head the elite Special Division, an informed securitysource told Shafaq News.
The decision is part of a broaderreshuffle of senior military and security posts ordered by Al-Zaidi, the sourcesaid, without providing further details.
Hassan replaces Lt. Gen. Mohammed Qasim Al-Fahd, who recently assumed leadership of the Federal Policeafter overseeing the Special Division responsible for protecting key sites inBaghdad, including the Green Zone, sovereign institutions, governmentfacilities, and senior state officials.
An official statement isexpected shortly.