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| Iraq |
| Scourge of assassinations jeopardizes the social balance in Diyala's second-largest city |
| 2022-06-19 |
| In a context of rapid deterioration of the state and public services, criminal and political violence has taken center stage again. The fear of resurgent liquidations in al-Miqdadiyah district has revived the new-classic debate over the representation of the ethnic and religious components in the security bodies of the Diyala governorate. Abu Murad al-Mahdawi, a 55-year-old citizen from al-Miqdadiyah, told Shafaq News Agency, "the liquidations in the heart of al-Miqdadiyah, despite the heavy security deployment, raise huge question marks and undermine the confidence of the citizens in the security forces." "Certain groups are above the law. They have crossed all the lines with no significant security measures taken," he added, "even regular citizens who are not affiliated with a government or political parties fear the scourge of this phenomenon." "Most of these liquidations are prompted by personal motives, sectarian background, or ties to terrorist groups," he continued, "the citizens shall play an intelligence role to put an end to this phenomenon. Specialized security bodies shall also be formed to handle such situations." Political "Sectarianism left al-Miqdadiyah for good more than 12 years ago," he added, denying that any of the liquidations had sectarian motives. Lawmaker Naheda al-Daini attributed the lack of "societal security" in al-Miqdadiyah to the "presence of gangs outside the authority of the state that executes political and partisan agendas." Al-Daini called for setting "a security balance in Diyala" and "involving all the sects in the security file to restore the people's confidence in the security forces." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Anycity, USA. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-19 09:09 |
| #1 Largest city being Baqubah. Quite a mixture of population. Turk, Arab and others. Land locked and currently water shortages.Explosive environment. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-06-19 08:50 |