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Andreas Krieg, an assistant professor at King’s College London, said that Iraq needs to adopt a more inclusive policy towards all of its citizens, because the current model has failed to provide real security. “The Iraqi state can’t provide security for all of its people,” said Krieg, blaming many of the country’s woes on divisive policies that date back to 2003, such as de-Baathification. Krieg also accused former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the country’s previous security failures. The Iraqi army had many Maliki loyalists, that’s why its soldiers ran away in the face of ISIS in 2014, said Krieg. Pro-Iran politicians like Maliki threaten the prospect of an inclusive Iraq, he added. “Sunni Arabs have suffered torture, rape and extra judicial killing,” at the hands of the Shia-dominated forces. “They also faced ethnic cleaning” carried out by Peshmerga fighters of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). That’s why “they feel like second class citizens,” said Krieg. Krieg said what is needed funding to stabilise the war-affected areas. In sensitive areas, people should be policed by members of their own communities, he added.| Period | 1 Nov 2017 |
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| Held at | Middle East Online, United Kingdom |
Keywords
- ISIS
- Iraq