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Tehran, June 15, IRNA – Daesh terrorist group is a threat to security the entire region, Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nazem Dabbagh, said on Sunday.
Talking to IRNA, he noted that certain regional governments and global powers as well as the outlawed Iraqi Baath Party are supporting the Daesh terror group.
Daesh is desperate and has no place in the future of Iraq and Syria democratic process, Dabbagh noted referring to the recent presidential election in Syria and parliamentary election in Iraq.
He called for international support for the Iraqi government in campaign against the terrorists.
He said that Iraqi Kurdistan regional government troops are on full alert to thwart the menace of terrorism.
He also reported that half a million refugees who have escaped Mosul have already entered the Iraqi Kurdistan province.
Daesh is a Salafi organization affiliated to al-Qaeda. The terror group was first founded in Iraq in 2004.
Nazem Dabbagh in Talk with ISNA News Agency: Islamic State of Iraq and Sham Relies on Foreign Forces
Nazem Dabbagh, the representative of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq in Iran, said: while Iraqi groups got unified to destroy Saddam, so they do to oust Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (SIS) from Iraq.
Nazem Dabbagh, the representative of KRG in talk with foreign policy reporter of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) added: unluckily ISIS forces are about to consolidate themselves in Iraq in Sunni places in special.
Mentioning Kurdistan region conditions he declared: Pishmerga forces keep both the region located in Kurdistan and those out of the article 140 of constitute under their control as whole. A number of ISIS forces have been killed and some were arrested by Pishmerga forces.
Concerning the unity among Iraqi people stating that it acts as antitoxin against ISIS, Dabbagh added: the current condition of Iraq results from lack of unity of political leaders. The loss of the unity among political leaders and groups of the country on security and forces and army has a negative effect, in addition, it has made unsatisfactory between people and the government.
While some of the residents from Sunni regions do not favor ISIS, but for reacting to Maliki government they have cooperated with them and it is an undeniable case.
The representative of KRG of Iraq in Tehran added: if the army resisted in the occupied regions, they would not fallen down too soon. A large number of army and security forces submitted their weapons to ISIS Troops by themselves. Meanwhile considerable heavy weapons have been sent to Syria from these regions.
He specified: establishing unity among political groups and identity validation for the nation of the country in a way they feel Iraqi, but Sunni, Shia and Kurd, is the most important present concern.
Regarding the role of strange interferes in Iraq condition he stated: all extra-regional and regional powers’ interests are affected by the resent changes of Iraq. To strengthen ISIS relies on strange factors and it is absolutely inevitable.
Nazem Dabbagh specified: as Iraqi groups became unified to destroy Saddam, they have to join forces. In such conditions political groups have got to give up their political personal and band interests to national ones of Iraq so that a real federal government and cooperative manners establish.
Tehran-IRNA- Nazem Dabbagh the representative of Kordistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq in Islamic Republic of Iran stated: in our view Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) is a dangerous terrorist complex …. We deem it our duty to defend our regions and whole Iraq against this terrorist squad action.
He continued: we are in favor of Iraq Army to this terrorist complex and deem to defend Iraq our duty, but we have received no demand of help on behalf of the Army.
Presently Kurdish Pishmerga forces are watching out all regions of Kurd like Senjar and Jula, as strengthening our position, we have established a defend line against possible attacks of ISIS so that we can stop their possible progressing, he said.
According to current reports he continued: in the progress of these attacks the number of ISIS forces amounted to over 100000 people; however they could take up several central regions of Iraq.
Nazem Dabbagh, the representative of KRG in Tehran in a note published in Shargh news paper portraiture some aspects of Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) attacks were presented.
He began the note with a short description of recent operations of ISIS’ forces and then put this question of though military forces, police, security forces and Kurdish Pishmerga together with some tribes are trying to react this destructive threat, ISIS progression is so much questionable in spite of such a high degree of military and security forces.
He also raised this question that how ISIS could domain some prominent regions of Iraq. He mentioned some cases concerning Iraqi security forces’ weaknesses like the down spiritual condition of the army, false policies along with the type of political and governmental reactions of Iraqi groups, the relations between official elements and ISIS group as the factors influencing ISIS’ recent attacks.
Dabbagh continued to say: it seems regarding being Sunni of some regions like Al-Anbar, Fallujeh, Neynava and being adjacent to Syria, ISIS follows establish an independent region. The second greatest city after Baghdad in Iraq is Neynava. To overwhelm it means to enjoy (profit) interior and exterior favor for ISIS. ISIS’ leaders believe that if they get be able create an independent region and sustain it, the can spread their attack to more parts of Iraq.
The only possible and available way is to strengthen and overview the unity among Iraqi groups. In addition, to mend the security forces, dissolving political and official concerns, to overview the legal government of the law to achieve a solution to problems of Sunnis with central government.
At the end, concerning the policy of regional government, Mr. Dabbagh said: KRG strengths the position of its forces in border regions, and those have demanded help have been accompanied by them. By the permission of federal government it is possible to emit Pishmerga to other occupied regions.
Nazem Dabbagh, the representative of KRG of Iraq in Tehran indicated some aspects of the recent attack of Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) in note for Etemaad news paper.
At the begging he said as the ISIS concern is not new but the problem is the extra forces of ISIS that were active in Syria entered Iraq. Therefore intelligence force of Iraq could not assess this case. He continued: Mosul is the second largest city after Baghdad. ISIS managed to after occupying this city headed Samarra, Salaheddin and Kirkuk, and took them under its control.
Although Iraqi forces could get back the control of the regions, Iraq needs to overview security problems. Dabbagh found the army weak, he knew the reason that nearly 100000 security forces could not prevent 3000 to 6000 forces of ISIS. In his view this weakness is in the security and intelligence system of Iraq, as in Iraq government.
At the end, Dabbagh started to offer strategies to influentially react to ISIS of which the center was people cooperation with the army. In the direction of obtaining necessary information concerning cases of people cooperation with the army was his desirable requirements. Dabbagh continued: to create national unity and serious participation among interior groups and parties of Iraq as well as Pishmerga of Iraq, army and security forces can find the main solution for present crises of Iraq. Finally he deemed the creation of unity among all Iraqi groups as necessary condition to react against ISIS and claimed if it fail to from the unity, the this terrorist groups will appear on political map.
Fararu: the representative of KRG of Iraq in Tehran mentioning the Mosul having taken up by ISIS forces said: the situation occurring in Mosul raise a question. That is to say, the question is that how telecommunication and intelligence organizations of Iraq have been caught by surprise so that ISIS has managed to control a city such big within 24 hours.
The terrorism group of ISIS some hours after overcoming Mosul, the airport and governor capitol building and all security posts, they are advancing to Sallaheddin province and has occupied the areas of Al-Sahel Al-Aysar in the north of Tikrit.
Security sources of Iraq added: the areas of Ghanitreh, Al-Khamsiat, Sheikh Hamad in 120km from the north of Tekrit have completely come under the control of ISIS.
Accordance with an aware source, ISIS’ troops, with a black flag, are prancing in the areas and ask people to join them.
After overcoming of the quasi-military related to Al-Qaeda on parts of Neynava province and keeping available heavy weapons under their control in that province, Iraq government ordered general mobilization and ask parliament to announce the emergency state.
Nazem Dabbagh the representative of KRG of Iraq in Tehran in talk with Fararu said: the regions presently occupied by ISIS have a high geostrategic importance. He, pointing that after Baghdad and Basra Mosul is the third biggest city. He also added: the eastern parts of the city are most settled by Kurds while the west most settled by Arabs and Sunnites as well as former Baths.
Dabbagh added: so the situation has now occurred in Mosul, raise a question. That is to say how transmission and intelligence organization of Iraq have been caught by surprise so that ISIS forces could manage to keep the city such a big under their control within 24 hours.
In response to a question concerning the eastern parts settled by Kurds, what measures Kurdistan government would take to this event, he answered: since yesterday which this happened Kurdistan government has put the Pishmargh forces on alert so that they can support this region. He added: on the other phrase Pishmargh forces cannot enter other areas without the president’s order of KRG and the prime minister of Iraq.
In response to a question about what actions they would take if ISIS forces advance to Kurdistan region, he answered: if so, it is Pishmargh forces’ responsibilities to support and defend the areas of the region. About the consequences of the crisis and whether Iraq army would manage to defeat ISIS, the representative of KRG of Iraq in Tehran said: I am not so pessimistic but hope the problems get to be dissolved and security return to Iraq.
He continued: in my view the happened event results from the absence of the army forces in the field of battle, or else it should not have occurred.
He added: absolutely to defend the regions is easier than to attack and to counterattack in order to discharge ISIS group from the regions. Thus, the occurrence of the event raises a question to me and I do not have any idea of whether these situations will change as soon.
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