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In one corner is Mansur al-Marid -- the 54-year-old incumbent governor seen as close to both the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force and influential neighbour Iran.
"I'm the legitimate governor," he told AFP, denying the authenticity of a resignation letter circulated to journalists.
And in the other corner is Najm al-Juburi, 63, a recently-retired general who is considered close to Washington, archfoe of Tehran.
Juburi, who claims to have been elected by the provincial council on Sunday, has pledged to bring "justice and equality" to Mosul.
There's just one hitch: that council was officially dissolved by the parliament in Baghdad in October, as a step to appease protesters angered by corruption.
Amid regime change demands, Iraq's Mosul gets not one, but two governors
It's all Games of Thrones like.
"I'm the legitimate governor," he told AFP, denying the authenticity of a resignation letter circulated to journalists.
And in the other corner is Najm al-Juburi, 63, a recently-retired general who is considered close to Washington, archfoe of Tehran.
Juburi, who claims to have been elected by the provincial council on Sunday, has pledged to bring "justice and equality" to Mosul.
There's just one hitch: that council was officially dissolved by the parliament in Baghdad in October, as a step to appease protesters angered by corruption.
Amid regime change demands, Iraq's Mosul gets not one, but two governors
It's all Games of Thrones like.
