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Source: Qatar, Turkey, S. Arabia Attempting to Separate al-Anbar Province from Iraq

TEHRAN (FNA)- Some regional states, mainly Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, are striving to separate the Western province of al-Anbar from Iraq through escalating tensions and terrorist operations in the restive region, a senior London-based Iraqi expert warned on Monday.

"Saudi Arabia and Qatar were involved in the recent bombings and Turkey and the UAE have also collaborated (with the terrorists) in these blasts," Head of the Center for the Southern Iraq Studies and Professor of London University Ali Ramazan al-Ousi told FNA on Monday.
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"They are attempting to hamper the country's political trend and its move towards democracy and prevent the spread of democracy-seeking streams to their territories through financial and arms support for the terrorist groups in Iraq," he said.
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"Certain states support those accused of terrorism; for example, Turkey seeks to ignite sectarian seduction by provoking the Sunnis," Qassem al-A'raji told FNA.
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"Qatar's interferences are aimed at bringing Iraq's political trend to an end and sparking sectarian strife," Maliki's Advisor in National Reconciliation Affairs Amer al-Khazayee told FNA at the time.

Noting that foreign interference in Iraq is obvious to everyone nowadays, he said, "Some of these governments even have no justification for their interference in Iraq's affairs as they have no common interests with Iraq in economic, social and geographical areas."
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Terror gegen schiitische Zivilisten
22 Tote bei Anschlägen im Irak

Bagdad. Der Konflikt zwischen den irakischen Sunniten und dem schiitischen Regierungschef Nuri al-Maliki zunehmend mit Terror und Waffengewalt ausgetragen. Am Montagmorgen starben als Folge von politisch motivierter Gewalt und religiösem Fanatismus mindestens 22 Menschen.
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Der Ministerpräsident der in Erbil ansässigen kurdischen Autonomieregierung, Nechirvan Barsani, traf mit einer Delegation in Bagdad ein. Die Kurden sind an Al-Malikis Regierung beteiligt. Sie sind besorgt über die Spannungen zwischen Sunniten und Schiiten.

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