Washington is the main culprit behind insecurities in Iraq

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A senior member of the Shiite Sadr Movement condemned US as responsible for the recent deadly bombings and unrests in Iraq, saying that Washington is the main culprit behind insecurities in the war-torn country.    

"The US is the main mastermind behind unrests in Iraq and officials of that country disturb tranquility of the Iraqi citizens indirectly and by providing assistance for terrorist groups," Hossein al-Sharifi told Today.

Sharifi blasted the US for its failure in keeping its vow and doing its undertaking with regard to training Iraq's security forces, and said Washington does not want Iraq's forces to become stronger to be able to establish security in the country.

He reiterated that Iraq is now experiencing a critical period, and said all political groups should keep united to help Iraq pass through the current conditions.

In relevant remarks earlier, a spokesman for the Shiite Sadr Movement also took the US responsible for the recent deadly bombing and unrests in Iraq, and repeated its demand for a full pullout of the US troops from the country by the end of 2011.

"The US is seeking to make Iraq insecure though its elements in the country," Salah al-Abidi told on Monday, adding that the US is guiding and sponsoring terrorist attacks to create a rift among the Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq to attain its occupation goals in the country.

He underlined the necessity for the pullout of the US forces from Iraq according to the agreed timeline, and said, "Based on the security agreement (between Baghdad and Washington) they should leave Iraq's soil by the end of 2011."

The US military agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November 2008 stipulates the withdrawal of all US troops from Iraq by December 31, 2011 as a deadline.

The US has pressed senior Iraqi officials to revise their decision on the US pullout and demand Washington to keep its troops in the country beyond their scheduled departure in the yearend.

Iraqi state officials as well as religious and political figures have all condemned the US attempts for extending the mission of its troops in the country.

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