13 November 2016, 13:50 GMT
BAGHDAD (Sputnik) — According to Hamoudi, the decision was adopted unanimously, with the Sunni bloc Iraqi Forces Alliance refusing to vote.
The Shia Hashd al-Shaabi militia fights against Daesh — an organization outlawed in Russia, and many other countries — on the Iraqi territory and participates in the Mosul liberation operation led by Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
Hashd al-Shaabi was repeatedly criticized by the Saudi and Turkish authorities for polarizing Shia and Sunni population in Iraq. Iraqi government ruled by Shia Prime Minister Haider Abadi denied accusations.
