The Iraqi crisis is expanding: the armed factions exchange threats

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[size=52]The Iraqi crisis is expanding: the armed factions exchange threats[/size]

Baghdad..Adel Al-Nawab
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The headquarters of 50 armed factions are concentrated in Baghdad (Ahmad Al-Rubaie/AFP)

[size=45]For the first time since the beginning of the current political crisis in Iraq, more than six months ago, declared positions of armed factions allied to Iran, and others linked to the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, specifically related to the crisis of forming the new government.[/size]
[size=45]The intervention, which carried clear allusions to the armed wings in Iraq, and sided with both sides of the crisis, raised the observers' fears of negative security repercussions on the country's security in general, specifically the already fragile capital, Baghdad, where the headquarters of more than 50 armed factions are concentrated.[/size]
[size=45]Hours after al-Sadr’s speech in which he announced  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  accusing him of bullying abroad, and of “combating,” to thwart the project of the national majority government, and that he would not accept the return of sectarian quotas  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , it issued what is known as the “coordinating body for the resistance factions.” In a statement, she said that she saw that political differences were escalating, contrary to what she had hoped, and there she clung to the position.[/size]
[size=45]The "Hay'at" includes about 10 main armed factions, most notably "Kataeb Hezbollah", "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq", "Al-Nujaba", "Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada", "Imam Ali", "Badr" and "Jund" Imam.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement added that "the Coordinating Committee of the Islamic Resistance Factions fears that this matter will be reflected on Iraqi society, due to the unusual militancy, which requires resorting to logic, reason, and flexibility, in presenting ideas and  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ."[/size]

[size=31]The official of the armed wing of the Sadrist movement threatens[/size]

[size=45]And the statement indicated that “the resistance factions are calling on everyone not to be drawn into convulsions, which may destroy the plowing and the offspring, and lead the country to a blind strife from which no one will be spared, and then the repentant will not benefit from their remorse.”[/size]

[size=45]Following the statement, which was considered directed to the Sadrist movement and its leader Muqtada al-Sadr, the general official of the Saraya al-Salam group, the armed wing of the Sadrist movement, Abu Mustafa al-Muhammadawi, published on his Twitter account a position that was considered a response to the position of the armed factions, allied to Iran. In the "Coordinating Body of the Islamic Resistance Factions".[/size]
[size=45]Al-Muhammadawi said, in response: “We are ready, so wait for us.” While leaders in the Sadrist movement published photos of the armed factions affiliated with Sadr, including the “Peace Brigades” and the “Promised Day Brigade,” which  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] .[/size]
[size=45]The leader of the "Imam Ali Brigades" militia, Shibl al-Zaidi, directed indirect criticism of al-Sadr's position. He wants to exclude him from it, and if he refuses, he "sabotages the game." And he considered that "time has changed, the playing fields have increased, and the balls have become many."[/size]
[size=45]And former Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari warned that Iraq is in a "serious political and security stalemate." He said, in a statement published by local media, that "the three presidencies failed to avoid the state of affairs, due to  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ,  refusal to vote, and the judiciary being dragged into biased decisions."[/size]
[size=45]Zebari added: “They do not realize the seriousness of the situation. Everyone must review and take a step back to save the country.” He mentioned the possibility of protests returning again due to the current situation and the exacerbation of Iraqis' problems.[/size]

[size=31]The entry of the Iraqi factions on the line of the government crisis is a dangerous indicator[/size]

[size=45]The expert on Iraqi affairs, Ahmed al-Hamdani, said that “the entry of armed factions into the line of the political crisis is a dangerous indicator, and it may be an attempt to highlight, or display a special force, on the part of al-Sadr’s opponents, as the statement of what is known as the Coordinating Body of the Islamic Resistance Factions appeared alongside the coordinating framework.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamdani considered, in a statement to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that “the Prime Minister, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, bears part of the responsibility, given that these factions are affiliated with the Popular Mobilization, which is essentially a security apparatus that does not have the right to interfere in politics or the current crisis.” “.[/size]
[size=45]According to Al-Hamdani, "The package of positions issued by the armed groups caused great concern among observers and even the street, and dissolving parliament and going to early elections may be much better than continuing tension in this way." And he considered that "the brandishing of arms emphasizes the need to address the problem of militias, before thinking about building a state of strong institutions in Iraq."[/size]

[size=31]The chest is subjected to many provocations[/size]

[size=45]A prominent member of the Sadrist movement, who requested anonymity, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Al-Sadr "is subjected to many provocations, to push him to take a more tense position."[/size]
[size=45]He accused the forces of the "coordinating framework" of " [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , and to control it not only now, but in the future as a non-imported national project that has succeeded in withstanding external pressures."[/size]
[size=45]And he warned that “there are attempts to provoke the Sadrist movement’s audience, specifically in Baghdad, and engage with them for days, but strict decisions were issued by the leadership of the Sadrist movement for all leaders and members not to be drawn into the clash, and to stop any  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  to any attack or criticism of the Sadrists.” .[/size]
[size=45]The prominent member of the Sadrist movement considered that the most that the Sadrists can do now is to leave the government formation crisis permanently,  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] it. Patriotism, a method adopted by al-Sadr in many previous political crises.[/size]
[size=45]Kamal al-Hasnawi, the deputy leader of the "Al-Abdal Movement" group, one of the armed factions allied to Tehran in Iraq, considered the statements issued by the armed groups as "showing normal political positions."[/size]

[size=31]There is no armed clash between the Iraqi factions[/size]

[size=45]Speaking to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Al-Hasnawi added that "there will be no armed clash, and the factions' weapons are not used among them, and we should not be concerned about recent positions, despite the difference in the current political orientations. We support resolving political differences according to dialogue and negotiation, away from the language of threats and threats of force. He spoke of "good relations with the leaders and members of the Sadrist movement, and matters between us cannot reach any clash or even friction."[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, a member of the "Coordination Framework" coalition, MP Ahmed Al-Moussawi, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that they are working "to keep the security file away from the current political conflict, so that it does not have negative effects that some may exploit to achieve some of their goals."[/size]
[size=45]He considered that "the project to create sedition began since the rigging of the last parliamentary elections (last October), by foreign parties that are still working until this moment to bring about an armed clash between the factions and Shiite-Shiite fighting."[/size]
[size=45]But the politician close to the Sadrist movement, Manaf al-Moussawi, warned, in a statement to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, against attempts to “drag the Sadrist movement’s fans towards a clash with the masses of political forces and the armed factions associated with them, with the aim of igniting sedition.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that "the Sadrist movement and its leader will not be drawn into such spaces, and the goal of the majority government is a reform project for all Iraqis, and not only for the movement's audience."[/size]
[size=45]The unprecedented political crisis in Iraq has continued for more than six months, following the holding of the legislative elections, which resulted in the Sadrist movement winning by a large margin over its closest rival from the "coordinating framework" forces, an ally of Iran.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sadr, who succeeded in attracting Arab Sunni and Kurdish political forces within an alliance called “Save a Homeland,” insists on forming a national majority government, at a time when the Tehran-backed forces reject the “coordination framework,” which consists of several Blocs, most notably the “State of Law” led by Nuri al-Maliki, and “Al-Fateh” led by Hadi al-Amiri, form a consensual government, similar to previous governments based on the quota approach within state institutions according to sectarian and not electoral weights.[/size]
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