Iran criticizes Maliki’s “sectarian” policy

(IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry advisor, Mohammad Ali Sobhani criticized Vice President Nouri al-Maliki’s policy, which claimed the country into a quagmire of sectarian wars.

Sobhani accused al-Maliki of following sectarian policies during his presidency, which provided incubator and paved the way for the organization of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), noting that the poor living conditions, the economic and social issues and the lack of services taking place in Iraq, in addition to sectarian policies followed by al-Maliki led to the formation of a popular base for ISIS in the region.

Sobhani added, “The Daash organization took advantage of the weakness of the Iraqi government as an opportunity to emerge strongly,” asserting that if al-Maliki’s policy didn’t marginalize the Sunni component and subjected it to injustice, ISIS would not have had this opportunity. He also referred to the control of ISIS over vast areas of the country starting from Mosul and ending with Diyala without a fight, because they built a bridge of confidence with sons of this component, promising to avenge for them.