Warning against the revival of Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein raised his voice at the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
It was when he was making these remarks to visiting UK National Security adviser Jonathan Powell in Baghdad on Saturday, that the looming threat of a breakdown into violence among militant groups vying for supremacy came to fore.
During the meeting he “expressed Iraq’s grave concern over the activities of Daesh remnants within the Syrian territories.”
He pointed out that the Iraqis had begun receiving a batch of terrorists, who were detained by US sponsored and Kurdish-led militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria.
These Takfiris are found to be transferred from it to prisons in Iraq-a piece of information given by the Iraqi foreign minister.
Hussein also stressed the need for a political process in Syria that is inclusive of all strata of the society and political currents steering the country in a set direction, far away from marginalization of any party.
The Iraqi Foreign Minister reiterated his country’s preparedness to give support and assistance in order to get all Syrian political parties participative in the restoration of the country and avoid totalitarianism.
They exchanged viewpoints concerning the complicated political situation in Syria and the
The two sides exchanged viewpoints about the complexities of the political scene in Syria, and leadership challenges.
They also discussed the role of regional and international initiatives to restore peace and stability in Syria and across West Asia.
Hussein briefed Powell on the key points of his talks with Syria’s de facto foreign minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on the sidelines of the Paris Conference on Syria, which was held recently.
Iraqi al-Maalomeh news agency, citing informed sources speaking on condition of anonymity, reported last month that Daesh militants are active in about a dozen regions in Syria.
The sources continued that approximately half of the weapons used by Daesh terrorists are made in the US, suggesting that the extremists are secretly being armed.
They also asserted that Daesh terrorists are moving freely in large swathes of Syria, and American occupation forces are not taking any action to target them.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that at least 105 such assaults occurred this year across Syria, taking the lives of 228 people, including five women and one child.
The HTS was occupying some territories in northern Syria when it was pushed back by the regime of Damascus and its allies due to the outbreak of foreign-backed militancy in the country in 2011.
On 8 December, however, sudden advances allowed the regime to seize huge swathes of the remaining country amid heavy Israeli airstrikes against it, which descended late into even deeper levels of chaos under these circumstances.
The HTS has always claimed that it would respect the rights of all sects and religions in Syria.
However, the situation remained precarious, as the risks of further trouble were still present. Sectarian feelings had initially subsided, but the fragile status was heightened by political instability and repressive pressure on minority groups.
