Iraqi Army Would Turn on Maliki

Iraqi Army Would Turn on Maliki




12/08/2014 18:45:32 : Last Modified

Maliki heads the caretaker government, but the position of the Armed Forces wasting his efforts to block the formation of a new government.

Baghdad - apparently increased the isolation of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki former ethnic Tuesday with military leaders pledged allegiance to President Fuad Masum, and respect his decision commissioned Haider Abadi form a new government amid widespread international acceptance.

Although al-Maliki still heads the caretaker government, but the position of the Armed Forces wasting his efforts to block the formation of a new government.

The senior government official said that the fears of a military confrontation in the capital subsided.

"The extreme tension prevailed in Baghdad yesterday., But senior military commanders later contacted the president and expressed their support to him and not to the owners."

Later, al-Maliki announced that he ordered security forces not to intervene in "political crisis" with the country in a move that looks maneuver of the veteran leader to achieve political gains included a measure of his influence in the next government.

A statement posted on the prime minister, said, "Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged the officers and employees of the leaders of the security services to stay away from political crisis and a commitment to security and military duties to protect the country and not to interfere in it."

He continued that "leave this issue to the people, politicians and the judiciary."

The capital of Baghdad during the past two days following a tense security wide spread of security forces accompanied by cutting major roads and strict procedures, especially when the perimeter Green Zone in central Baghdad.

Abadi and been assigned to international support and full Arab, as was widely accepted in the Iraqi interior of the various entities and blocs Alsaasah except his former party which is headed by al-Maliki.

While studying the Western powers and international aid agencies to provide more aid to tens of thousands of citizens Yen fled their homes due to the threat of the organization of the Islamic State, near the Syrian border, said Foreign Minister George John Kerry said his country would consider providing military and other assistance while constitute Abadi government unites classes in the country.

Kerry warned al-Maliki of resorting to force to cling to power, said today that the Abadi may get more military and economic aid America.

In Tehran, congratulated the Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Iranian national security Abadi on his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister of the new Iraq, reflecting an agreement between the American and Iranian interests in Iraq despite the hostility between them. And raised the successes of the organization of Islamic countries in Iraq, Syria and Iran, as happened concern in the West.

And seen Ebadi, who spent decades in exile in Britain as a figure less polarized and prone to sectarian compared Maliki, who like him belongs to the Shiite Islamic Dawa Party.

He called on all political forces Abadi, which believes in the Constitution and democracy to unite their ranks and to address the great challenge facing Iraq.

The politician said close to al-Abadi said Prime Minister-designate began to contact the leaders of major groups to solicit their opinion on the formation of the new government and the president expressed the hope yesterday that Abadi succeed in forming a government within a month.

In the view of many Iraqis that al-Maliki bears responsibility for the deterioration of the situation in northern Iraq in recent times because of the sectarian policy, also faces internal and external criticism of monopolizing the referee and the marginalization of the year.

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Hopefully the Military and the Political leaders can find and show a trust in each other for the next 20-30 years while both sides support the emerging democracy and the change of power from election to election. Seems like it would be very easy for the Military leaders to grab power during a transition, just as it is for the Political leaders to not step down. It will take years of trust and cooperation for both sides to have each others back until all the rough spots are worked through and the system of change is firmly established.