Al-Halbousi Rejects Cutting Food Rations for Security Forces, Directs Government to Cancel the Decision

 The Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Heibat Al-Halbousi, announced during today's parliamentary session, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, his total rejection of the decision to cut food rations for Army and Police personnel of all ranks. Al-Halbousi directed the "Security and Defense" and "Economy and Trade" committees to immediately address the government to delay or permanently cancel the decision, in appreciation of the nation's defenders. In another context, the Speaker ordered competent authorities to follow up on the water pollution file in the Tigris and Diyala rivers, emphasizing the need to protect Iraq's food and water security simultaneously.