Iraq’s former national security advisor says Saudi Arabia is one of the major supporters of armed terrorism, plaguing the violence-stricken country. Mowaffak al-Rubaie said that all leaders of terrorist groups operating inside Iraq have come to the country from foreign states such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen, noting that Baghdad has managed to identify them. Rubaie further noted that over 1,000 Iraqi tribal sheikhs have recently rejected an invitation by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to attend a meeting in Riyadh, describing it as interference in Iraq’s domestic affairs. Recently, cables were released about a secret memo by Christopher Hill, former US ambassador to Iraq, sent to the US Department of State in September 2009, in which it was mentioned, “Saudi Arabia constitutes the biggest challenge and the problem is more complex in relation to the Iraqi politicians who are trying to form a stable and independent government.” Hill also said “intelligence sources reported that Saudi Arabia is based in the effort to destabilize the government of [Iraqi] Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.” Violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. According to the United Nations, more than 800 people have been killed across Iraq in various acts of terrorism in August alone. UN figures also say that over 4,000 people have died in terrorist attacks in Iraq so far in 2013, with Baghdad province hit worst. Source: presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/15/324155/al-saud-behind-armed-terrorism-in-iraq/
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:19:49 +0000
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