Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily
Al Qaeda Pushing Iraq Toward Civil War, Ambassador Says -- Washington Times
A resurgent al Qaeda is trying to push Iraq toward a civil war, Iraq’s ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.
“In recent months, levels of violence in Baghdad and elsewhere have spiked as al Qaeda and its affiliates are trying to push Iraq toward civil war,” Ambassador Lukman Faily said at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
Six people were killed and dozens wounded in bombings in northern and central Iraq on Wednesday.
The United Nations estimates that more than 4,000 people have been killed in Iraq since April in a wave of Muslim violence between the rival Sunni and Shiite sects. Most of the attacks have taken place in the capital Baghdad.
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My Comment: His fears are justified. His discussion at the Brookings Institute can be heard here.
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