Thursday, April 19, 2007
Iraqi Islamic Party criticises government for lack of security
Security, Politics
(VOI) - The Iraqi Islamic Party announced on Tuesday that two gunmen belonging to the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq" had bombed two of its headquarters in the neighborhoods of al-Ghazaliya and al-Amiriya, west of Baghdad, injuring and killing many people. "The explosions took place a few hours after a statement made by the so-called 'Abu Omar al-Baghdadi,' the leader of the self-styled 'Islamic State of Iraq,' in which he accused the Iraqi Islamic Party of inciting and stirring sedition," the party said on Tuesday in a statement that the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) obtained a copy of on Wednesday.
"While the Iraqi Islamic Party condemns these acts, which only serve the interests of the foreign project, it categorically denies the accusations made by the so-called 'Abu Omar al-Baghdadi,' through which he tried to disguise his hatred for all Iraqis, who have seen his true colors… Inciting and stirring sedition has never been the policy of the party," the statement added.
The party held the Iraqi government responsible for the gross and clear negligence with regards to Baghdad's security file. It also wondered about the role of security forces, following more than two months of the enforcement of the rule of law in Baghdad. The Iraqi Islamic Party, led by Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, is part of the Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), represented by 44 members in the Iraqi parliament.
Labels: attack, Iraqi Islamic Party, Islamic State of Iraq, politics, security
