The Head of Scholars of Iraq Group Khalid Al-Mulla said that battalions are being organized in the Sunni provinces to fight against the terrorists of the so-called group “Islamic State in Ira and Levant” (ISIL).

The Head of Scholars of Iraq Group Sheikh Khalid Al-Mulla said that battalions are being organized in the Sunni provinces to fight against the terrorists of the so-called group “Islamic State in Ira and Levant” (ISIL).

Al-Mulla said that battalions are formed under the name "National Defense Battalions" in the Sunni provinces in response to the fatwa of the Supreme Religious Authority as well as the fatwa of Sunni scholars which called for Jihad against the terrorists.

"The National Defense Battalions started to be formed in the Sunni provinces and aims at defeating the terrorists in Mosul," Mulla told Alforat News Agency.

"These battalions which volunteered in response to the fatwa of the Supreme Religious Authority and the Sunni scholars are determined to liberate Mosul in cooperation with the Iraqi army," the Sunni cleric added.