(Sunni) Anbar Gives Notice to (Shia) Central Government

December 21, 2011

Tags: Hashimi, Kurds, Maliki, Shia, Sunni
Posted in: Democracy, Iraq

Sunni Anbar province sent twenty demands to the central government to be implemented within 14 days, otherwise, the province will be declared as independent region, according to a decision taken by the Provincial Council.

The demands concentrated on allocating enough funds, withdrawal of the Iraqi army , stopping random arrests and raids and transforming Habbaniyah military airport to a civilian.

Meanwhile, with Sunni VP Hashimi still “visiting” Kurdistan, a Kurdish Alliance MP described the charges leveled against Hashimi by the Shia-dominated central government as “political, not criminal”. MP Shwan Mohammed told Aswat al-Iraq that though the arrest warrant is judicial, the case is “political.”

In Mosul, the (Shia) Iraqi military force arrested a leader from Hadba’ List, an advisor to Ninewa governor for sports affairs. Hadba’ List is an affiliate within the Iraqiya bloc.

This represents another round fired in the current Sunni-Shia battle now unfolding throughout Iraq.

As Western media outlets close up shop in Iraq, following the blog Musings on Iraq remains a good way to keep up with events.

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