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News ID: 58566
Publish Date : 16 October 2018 - 21:14
Iraqi General:

U.S. Not Interested in Eliminating Daesh

BAGHDAD (Dispatches) – Baghdad is boosting security at its border with Syria in order to prevent terrorists from infiltrating the country. Speaking to Sputnik, General Dia al-Wakil, an Iraqi military strategic analyst, said that the U.S.-led coalition may use the terrorist group as a "tool" to further destabilize the region.
The U.S.-led coalition is not interested in eradicating Daesh because the group's existence can be used by the U.S. to justify their military buildup in the Middle East, General Dia al-Wakil, an Iraqi military strategic analyst, told Sputnik Arabic.
"I do not believe that the international coalition wants to bring an end to terrorism in the region," he said. "Under the cover of the 'fight against terrorism,' U.S. [military] forces can remain and strengthen here. Behind this are economic goals. Americans need oil and arms sales contracts. It is necessary for the American welfare."
The general expressed concerns that the terrorists could be transferred to Iraq under the U.S.' "supervision." According to al-Wakil, Daesh is a "handy tool" that can be used "multiple times" by its backers.
"When necessary, the personnel is simply transferred to a given point," the military analyst said. "We have already seen how terrorists moved throughout the region before the international coalition's very eyes. The last time was in July 2018, when 1,500 militants left Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus, and moved to al-Suwayda province in southern Syria. They took only light weapons with them."
He stressed that there had been cases when terrorists traveled from Syria to Iraq, Sinai or Afghanistan.
"Therefore, one can say that Daesh remains a prominent force in the region and the world," al-Wakil highlighted. "This organization has not been destroyed, but will still be used in political struggles, especially amid instability in the Middle East."
According to the general, it will only be possible to talk about the efficiency of the U.S. struggle with terrorism when the groups' websites, which broadcast extremist ideas all over the world, are shut down. He emphasized that the servers used by terrorists to promote their ideologies are all located in the U.S. and Europe, and are still operating.
Under these conditions, Baghdad should react wisely and pursue national policies which serve Iraq's sovereign interests, al-Wakil believes. He emphasized that it was important to do whatever it takes to prevent the terrorists from fleeing into the country.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi Army is boosting control of the country's border with Syria to bring the terrorists’ attempts to get into Iraq or smuggle weapons to a halt.

An Iraqi military strategic analyst says the U.S.-led coalition may use the terrorist group as a "tool" to further destabilize the region.