MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The statement added that the investigative committee had decided to refer a number of commanders to the military justice for leaving their positions without a warrant.
“Dr. Haider al-Abadi endorsed the investigative board's resolutions on the withdrawal of Anbar Operations Command and the entities thereto from the city of Ramadi,” the statement said.
Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar governorate, was captured by ISIL militants on May 17. Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers and officers were killed in the battle and many more fled the city, leaving many of their weapons behind.
