The Iraqi government said Saturday (August 4th) that it has drawn up new plans to counter terrorist operations.
Iraqi government spokesperson Ali al-Dabbagh told Al-Shorfa these plans include making changes in army and police leadership, increasing the number of security personnel, intensifying the training of security forces and boosting intelligence efforts.
Al-Qaeda's recent attacks on a number of security centres, security personnel and citizens do not indicate that Iraq's general security situation has deteriorated, he said.
Al-Qaeda attacked the sites with the aim of sending a message showing it is still present and an effective organisation, he said.
"However, this is certainly not true, since [the organisation] did not realise any of its known goals, such as freeing terrorists by attacking prisons, sowing sectarian strife, creating a security vacuum and causing security forces to lose their control on the ground," al-Dabbagh said.
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عتاب كريم
2012-8-6
I strongly condemn these attacks launched by Al-Qaeda and its offshoot terrorist groups in Iraq against the Iraqi people and the Iraqi forces and the bombings and premeditated killings that they mercilessly carry out, and their aim is to take lives and cause bloodshed in order to prevent Iraq from making progress and restoring the era of prosperity. It is imperative to confront these terrorist groups and movements and eradicate them before it is too late, and it is necessary to gain a firm control over them, as they are targeting homes, hotels and parks as well as launching attacks in the streets in the shopping malls, leaving behind the dismembered bodies of the victims that they kill for no reason other than to halt Iraq’s progress and gain control over it, which is what Al-Qaeda is doing. But all these bombings need to be stopped, and their perpetrators need to be found and justly punished for what they have caused to the Iraqis as a result of these activities that have created a state of fear and terror.
منتهى قاسم
2012-8-5
The Iraqi Forces were able, with the help of their faithful and loyal men, to achieve the highest levels of security and stability in Iraq after a long absence where the Iraqi hearts missed the sense of safety and security. The impact of this appeared in the Iraqi Forces’ defeat of the various terrorist groups on the land of the brotherly Iraq which caused all the harm and pain to all the decent Iraqi citizens because of their loss of dear and cherished ones.
اميمة حميد
2012-8-5
Special congratulations to the valiant Iraqi troops for the great predomination in eliminating most of the terrorist organizations that exist in Iraq during the recent years. It has caused the Iraqi citizen suffering for a period of time of insecurity which is one of the most important necessities of life. However, the strong heroine struggling Iraqi Forces fought all of these extremist movements and wiped out many of them. For this reason, we congratulate them with special congratulations and extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Iraqi people to their respectable forces. Also, congratulations to them for the return of security and stability to the Iraqi State again. We call upon the Iraqi Forces more and more for addressing everyone who dares to harm the security and stability of the State of Iraq as Iraq's security and the security of the Iraqi citizens are red lines that must not be exceeded by anyone. Here, we should not forget the prominent role of the Iraqi Forces in eliminating most of these terrorist movements and mentioning their unannounced operations against the terrorist movements that they did as well as their courage, patriotism, and dedication to the State of Iraq as there are many homeland defenders that have died while carrying out their duties. However, the life is always a sacrifice to Allah the Almighty first and then to the homelands defending the dignity and the security, and standing against everyone who wants sabotage and destruction.