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Iraqi Sunni leader warns of Maliki-Iran alliance

Some quotes from Adnan Dulaimi, leader of the Iraqi Accord, the largest Sunni party in Iraq. Discount some of the rhetorical flourishes, and it's hard to find fault with anything he says:

"Arabs, your brothers in the land of the two rivers and in Baghdad in particular are exposed to an unprecedented genocide campaign by the militias and death squads that are directed, armed and supported by Iran. ...

"Areas such as Azamiyah, Sulaikh, Fadhil, Dora, Adil, Jami'a, Ghazaliyah, Amiriyah and Yarmouk are attacked daily by Iranian-made mortars that were given to militias to eradicate the Sunnis.

"I call on all Arabs, Muslims, presidents and kings and people to intervene and urge the Iraqi government to get out from this crisis and I call on them to stand beside Iraqis against violence and the oppression that come to us from Iran and its agents.

"Four years have passed with violations against our land, occupying our mosques, killing us, displacing us and marginalizing us while you Arabs were unaware and did not make any move,. You did not even bother to denounce what is taking place against your brothers at the hands of Iranian militias and death squads.

"If you think that what is taking place in Baghdad will end there, you are wrong and if you think it is in Iraq only, you are mistaken. It is a war that has started in Baghdad and they will not stop there but will expand it to all Arab lands.

"Your Sunni brothers in the land of two rivers are calling upon you and appeal to you to help them. You have to move strongly using all authorities, potentials and relations with the international community to defend Iraq's identity and to keep Baghdad an Arab fortress."

Even though it's strong, it doesn't mean that tomorrow Dulaimi won't sit down with Maliki and powwow again. But his comments are reflective of the broad Sunni view that the Maliki goverment and Iran are in league with each other to create a Shia power in Iraq.

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