Kurds concerned over Iran-backed Shia militia

Baghdad: A senior Kurdish official in Iraq has raised concern over the involvement of Iranian backed Shia Muslim militias fighting with Iraq's army against Islamic State (IS). Iraqi Kurdistan intelligence chief Masrour Barzani told the sources that the use of such militias could create a bigger problem than IS. He has also warned the possibilities of aggravated tensions in Iraq with Sunni Muslims. In the ongoing fight against IS, about 20,00 militia fighters and 3,000 Iraqi soldiers are curre...