Instability in Iraq Opportunity for Daesh Terrorist Group
According to al-Furat news, Ammar al-Hakim in a statement referred to the recent move by some protesters to break into Baghdad’s heavily fortified "Green Zone” and rampage through the parliament building and a subsequent suicide attack in a central city that killed at least 33 people, saying that the current political turmoil in Iraq has set the ground for Daesh to target the security and carry out terrorist attacks.
On Saturday, Iraqi protesters moved into the Green Zone, a restricted area which houses key Iraqi government institutions, and attempted to ransack the parliament, where fierce debates have been going on over a cabinet reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
Abadi was scheduled to seek approval for the remaining candidates of his new cabinet in parliament on Saturday. Lawmakers failed to reach a quorum and the session was rescheduled for next week. The postponement triggered the protests and forced Iraqi President Fuad Masum to call for an emergency session of political leaders on Sunday.
The demonstrators, reportedly supporters of the prominent cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, rampaged through several parts of the parliament building. Others chanted, "peacefully, peacefully" and tried to prevent the destruction.
Iraq has been the scene of a political turmoil in the past weeks over Abadi’s efforts to form a new cabinet.
