Iraq enlisted 100,000 militiamen to fight ISIL and now it can barely control them

Written by Peter Schwartzstein

May 21, 2015 | http://qz.com/409399/iraq-enlisted-100000-militiamen-to-fight-isil-and-now-it-can-barely-control-them/

BAGHDAD—With traffic on the Republic Bridge snarled up for half a mile and lunchtime fast approaching, the two pickup trucks chock full of armed men in desert camouflage decided they could stand the wait no longer. Mounting the sidewalk, they sent pedestrians scattering as they barreled towards one of the many checkpoints designed to stymie Islamic State (ISIL) suicide bombers in the Iraqi capital.