US report: The conflict in Iraq has begun to threaten civil peace

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[size=52]US report: The conflict in Iraq has begun to threaten civil peace[/size]

[size=45]Translated by Hamid Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]A report published by an American news website confirmed that the political conflict in Iraq has begun to threaten civil peace, and quoted experts as warning against reaching a civil war unless the forces reach an agreement.[/size]
[size=45]A report by the (The World) news website, translated by Al-Mada, stated that "Safa Imad, 32, witnessed last Monday the recent armed clashes that took place in the Green Zone between supporters of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the other side of the security forces and other armed factions." .[/size]
[size=45]The report added, "Imad watched while she was in her apartment, plumes of smoke rising from the area, and that some of the bullets hit the windows of their neighbors' apartment."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "when the situation became worse and more severe, Imad said that she and her husband decided to leave the place with their five-year-old daughter, but after the security authorities imposed a comprehensive curfew, they had no choice but to stay in their place."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed, "The neighborhood in which she lives, although it is now quieter, is still concerned about their safety."[/size]
[size=45]Imad said, "With the absence of security, the situation in Iraq has become very difficult these days. It is as if we are moving from one war to another, and from one escalation in the security situation to another."[/size]
[size=45]The report noted, "The protests that took place in Iraq this week are but the most urgent example of the instability that the country has been experiencing in recent months."[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "Iraqi parties and politicians spent most of the period from last year until now arguing among themselves instead of seeking to form a government."[/size]
[size=45]And the report added, "Al-Sadr had won the majority of parliament seats in the October elections. But he was unable to form a national majority government that he was seeking to achieve instead of the quota system and consensus, which has proven to be a failure, which encourages corruption and the monopoly of power.[/size]
[size=45]The report continues, that "this caused al-Sadr to withdraw his deputies from parliament, calling for early elections, and said last Monday that he would retire from political life completely."[/size]
[size=45]And he added, “In response, his supporters stormed the Green Zone, and on Tuesday, al-Sadr asked them during a press conference to withdraw. They obeyed his orders and proceeded to leave the area while they mounted their military vehicles and brandished their weapons in the air. During those clashes in Baghdad and other cities, at least 34 people were killed. ».[/size]
[size=45]Shamiran Mako, a professor of foreign relations at the American University of Boston, said, "What we have been witnessing since June is a kind of growing discord and schism that has reached its climax between al-Sadr and other Shiite political elites in Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, "A part of these Shiite political elites are supported by Iran, and over the past decade they have been able to acquire significant influence in Iraq through political and party figures and armed factions."[/size]
[size=45]Mako returns to say, "Al-Sadr presented himself as a figure who rejects foreign foreign interference, and this is what made him enjoy the support of many of the Iraqi people."[/size]
[size=45]Mako pointed out that «the youth segment constitutes the majority in the population of Iraq. The youth tend to have a kind of attraction towards al-Sadr because of his patriotic rhetoric and his rejection of foreign interference.”[/size]
[size=45]For her part, a sociologist from Britain’s Lancaster University, Ruba Ali Al-Hasani, stated that “there is another important reason that called Al-Sadr to retire, and that is that the Haeri Marja’, who is imitated by Al-Sadr’s followers, said that he no longer wanted to stay in his position, and asked his imitators to follow the Iranian religious guide instead. From him, this news angered the chest.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hasani continued, "The reference, of course, does not resort to retirement and leave his position, he is a pledge that will remain his lieutenant throughout life, for this reason Al-Sadr replied by saying that it appears that Al-Haeri has been forced to retire."[/size]
[size=45]Mersin Al-Shammari, a researcher at Harvard Kennedy School, said in a tweet that "Al-Sadr's retirement from politics came in response to Al-Hairi's statement."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Shammari continued, "Al-Haeri is trying to strip Al-Sadr of his religious authority and direct his Sadrist followers to follow the Iranian guide Khamenei."[/size]
[size=45]And the report added, "Iraq is still divided politically and without a permanent government, whatever the reasons behind these two statements."[/size]
[size=45]Sociologist Al-Hasani asserts that “Iraq is still led by an unelected interim caretaker government that has no authority to pass laws. The month of September has come and the country is still without a budget,” she said, explaining that “the factor of instability has created a culture of fear among the Iraqis.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hasani said, "This violence that is taking place has made the Iraqis feel humiliated and ignored, and there is no one to listen to them or care about them."[/size]
[size=45]The foreign relations expert, Mako, also warned that "Iraq may be closer to the brink of civil war if these political tensions persist and unless there is a negotiated settlement."[/size]
[size=45]For its part, the Security Council condemned on Friday the recent violence in Iraq, expressing its deep concern about the reported deaths and injuries, calling on all parties to resolve their political differences in a peaceful manner, respecting the rule of law, the right to peaceful assembly, protecting Iraqi institutions and avoiding violence.[/size]
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