What's next for Anbar after Liberation from IS

Issawi added, “The reason behind the conflict is the competition for posts and to share the pie in the reconstruction of Anbar, where there is talk that the Iraqi government, the United States, and Arab and Western countries intend on providing aid for the reconstruction of the province. The conflicting parties in Anbar are seeking to obtain construction bids, which will only happen when they control all official posts.”

He explained, “This conflict involves clans supporting this or that party — depending on how close they are to it or based on their common interests. This also applies to the construction companies, which wait for the parties they endorse to give them the green light in the reconstruction process.”

The Solution bloc demanded in a statement June 15 that the Anbar provincial council be dissolved due to “its preoccupation with political disputes and partisan competition for posts, neglecting the displaced dossier and hampering the liberation of the rest of the cities.”

In a statement to Al-Mada Press on June 20, Mohammed Farhan, who is a member of the bloc backing the governor, accused the Reform bloc of "wanting to bring back Jassim al-Halbusi, former head of the Anbar provincial council, to office.”

Halbusi, who heads the Reform bloc, is the former head of the Anbar provincial council. He was dismissed on Aug. 16, 2011, due to his mismanagement and abuse of his post, the dismissal decision said.