Al Maliki warns Kerry that militants threaten world peace

The Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, has arrived in Baghdad Monday, the Iraqi capital, to meet with Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki on the issue of Jihadist progress in the region. According to the Shiite prime minister of Iraq, the advancing jihadi are a threat world peace. Kerry reiterated U.S. commitment to “protect the safety and independence of Iraq,” according to government sources Governmen. On Sunday, groups of the Islamic Army of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took the towns of al-Anbar province (northwest) and near the Jordanian border points.

The visit, which was a surprise after a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al – Sisi is an attempt to pressure the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki to form an inclusive government that can stop the advance of ISIL in northern and western Iraq. Kerry will be  in Baghdad for a few hours before moving to Erbil to meet with the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani.

The arrival of Kerry in Iraq coincides with a new attack. At least seven police officers and 71 prisoners died Monday after gunmen attacked the convoy in which they were traveling in Babel province, about 110 kilometers south of Baghdad. A local security source told Efe that the prisoners were from the prison Qauat Akrab, who were arrested  under the Terrorism Act.  Just hours before announcing the jihadists who had taken the town of Tal Afar, strategic city located between Mosul and Syria. According to the BBC, citing rebel sources, the EIIL would be trying to take Haditha, a town that hosts one of the largest dams in the country and, in case of being damaged by the fighting would jeopardize the electrical supply most of the country.

Meanwhile, Kuwait has ordered the withdrawal of its ambassador and all diplomatic personnel form the neighboring country. “We told our ambassador and diplomatic staff  over a week ago (…) This is because the security situation in Iraq. When we feel that the situation has stabilized again, they will return,” explained the undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, Khaled al Jaralá.

Kerry plans to ” discuss the actions of the U.S. to help Iraq confront this threat and deploy to Iraq’s leaders to move forward as quickly as possible with the formation of a government representing the interests of Iraqis,” explained the State Department spokesman, Jen Psaki. Kerry is expected to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki; Parliament Speaker Osama al Nuyaifi; and Emar prominent Shiite cleric al-Hakim, as Efe.

Since June 9 launched their offensive, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and its allies have managed to secure nearly a third of Iraq. With the conquest of crossings, the jihadists are able to unite the country with the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, where they are also strong. The danger now is that catching their insurrection to neighboring Jordan, as feared John Kerry.

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