As we get closer to the Iraqi elections, the scope of the US actions and its affiliated ISIS elements has increased, and at the same time, Iraqi circles are concerned about the electronic influence of the US Embassy in Baghdad on the outcome process.
According to the international group of Pak Sahafat news agency, quoting Al-Malumeh, “Sabah al-Akili,” an Iraqi security expert, said: The closer we get to the election date, the greater the scope of US efforts to destabilize it.
He added: The United States manages and supports terrorism in Iraq.
Al-Akili said: The increase in the scope of terrorist acts in Diyala and Kirkuk provinces is currently due to two reasons; First, the approaching elections and the real intentions of political groups to reform the political process, which is not to the liking of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf countries.
The second reason is that the end of the international coalition mission and the American positions are approaching, all of which are due to the unwillingness to leave Iraq. They support ISIS elements because the case of terrorism is still in the hands of the Americans.
He called on the government to fulfill its mission to end terrorist acts.
Warning about foreign currents affecting the Iraqi elections
Saad al-Muttalibi, an independent Iraqi politician, stressed the need to step up efforts to monitor political groups and their financial resources. The High Electoral Commission must closely monitor the money that goes to political parties and groups, because most of this money is from foreign parties that are moving in the direction of destabilizing Iraq.
He added: Some political groups are supported abroad, and billions are deposited through these financial channels to these political groups participating in the Iraqi elections.
Intensification of ISIL movements before the elections
Less than a month before the Iraqi elections, security sources report the movements of the ISIS terrorist group in some parts of Iraq.
A senior security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Iraqi daily Al-Madi that ISIL terrorists had launched an unusual move in the past month, unprecedented since Iraqi forces declared complete victory over them in 2017.
According to the source, these movements include the movement of terrorists from the areas south of Kirkuk and north and east of Diyala province and south of Mosul and east of Salah al-Din province.
US efforts to postpone elections
“Haitham al-Khazali,” an expert on Iraqi political affairs, said: Efforts are underway by the Americans to postpone the election. Elections are very important for the Iraqi people, and holding elections on time is a fatal blow to these American efforts.