Friday, September 22, 2006
Al Fadila warns of civil war
Politics
The head of Al Fadila party in the Iraqi parliament, Nadim Al Jabiri, warned of a wider civil war in Iraq as well as infighting among Shiites, if parts of the Iraqi Shiite coalition headed by Abdul Aziz Al Hakim insists on establishing a Federal South and Middle Province in Iraq.
The stands within the coalition are divided between the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and Badr Organisation which backs the establishment of this province. The forces opposing federalism within the coalition are the Al Sadr movement, Al Fadila party and political independent individuals.
There was also some talk about Abdul Aziz Al Hakim asking Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani to convince other Shiite groups to accept the federal project adopted by Al Hakim.
