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Sadr: Iraq PM’s alliance with mobilization militias abhorrent
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The leader of the Sadrist movement political party,  Moqtada Tateral-Sadr ... the Iranian catspaw holy man who was 22 years old in 2003 and was nearing 40 in 2010. He spends most of his time in Iran, safely out of the line of fire, where he's learning to be an ayatollah... , criticized the new electoral alliance of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi with the Iranian backed Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) militias. Sadr, one of the most influential religious and popular figures in Iraq, issued a statement issued on Sunday describing the alliance as "an abhorrent political agreement." He also expressed his deep surprise at the inclusion of the PMU militias calling them an "abhorrent sectarian dichotomy," that is aimed at reproducing a "corrupt political class". Sadr clarified that his support will be for campaigners who are rejecting the principles of sectarian quota divisions that are being pushed by technocrats in the campaign. Prime Minister al-Abadi signed an agreement on Sunday with Hadi al-Amiri to establish the Iraq Victory Coalition. He said in a statement that the "victory coalition will preserve the sacrifices of deaders and maimed heroes who battled for Iraq and fight corruption in all forms through relying on the national talent". "The coalition will work for all Iraqis and strengthen the unity of the country and national illusory sovereignty and achieve justice and equality among Iraqis in rights and duties," he added. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-15 |
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