Iraq's President Jalal Talabani is "playing a dangerous game" by planning to use Kurdish and Shiite militia forces to fight insurgents, a high-ranking Sunni political figure has warned. Eyad Samari, assistant general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), said the move would lead to an upsurge in inter-ethnic conflict. "If the Peshmerga were sent into Arab areas, it would be seen as an invasion and the level of violence would rise," he told Gulf News in a telephone interview from Bagdhad. "If Arabs see these troops coming into their areas, it will not be viewed as operations against terrorists, it will be seen as something different and unacceptable we must avoid that."His comments come after President Talabani, a Kurd, proposed militia forces be used to "end the insurgency". Talabani said "popular forces", including the-80,000-strong Kurdish Peshmerga, should be allowed to assist government security services in their fight against a powerful insurgency. American officials have insisted militia groups are not the solution. But President Talabani said it was up to an independent Iraqi Government to make the decision.