Terror attacks target political process: Iraqi MP

Terror attacks target political process: Iraqi MP
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Summary Miscreants are conducting terrorist operations to hinder the political process in the Iraq.

A senior Iraqi parliamentarian on Monday warned about plots to undermine the political process in the war-torn country, but expressed confidence about the Iraqi nations ability to thwart such conspiracies.Speaking to FNA on Monday, Fawzi Akram Tarzi said, Some people do not like to see the progress and success of the political process in Iraq, and since the very first moment Saddams (Baathist) regime was overthrown, they have spared no effort to make the new government fail, Tarzi said.Meantime, the lawmaker underlined that Iraqs political process will reach its goals despite all these plots, and noted, The great people of Iraq are insisting on the success of their political process.The remarks by Tarzi came after a wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people in Iraq on Thursday.The attacks began during Baghdads morning rush hour when explosions struck the capitals largest Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City and another district that contains a Shiite shrine, killing at least 30 people, according to Iraqi police.Several hours later, a suicide attack hit pilgrims heading to the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing 48.Earlier, a prominent political expert condemned the role played by certain foreign countries in Iraqs developments, and said a number of Arab Persian Gulf littoral states provide support for terrorist groups in the country.The terrorist groups active in Iraq are supported financially by a number of Arab Persian Gulf regimes and also by a number of Arab capital holders, Faisal Abdol-Sater told FNA on Sunday.He also blamed the US for the recent terrorist operations in Iraq, and said Washington aims to display the situation in Iraq as volatile and insecure after the pullout of its forces from the country to say that the American forces could only maintain security in the war-torn state.

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