Iraq’s Sadrist Trend describes formation of Federals – Regions as plan to divide Iraq

NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Shiite al-Sadr Trend has denied recent media reports, saying that the Trend supported the division of Iraq, through a general referendum, describing the establishment of federations and regions, a step to divide the country.   “The Sadrist Trend considers heading towards ‘federations and regions’ as a step towards dividing Iraq ,” Sheikh Salah al-Obeidy said, saying that “the reason for that had been the escalation of tension, along with the existence of occupation, representing the most serious danger threatening the unity of Iraq .”   He pointed out that some parties and satellite TV channels had distorted Sadr Trend, Muqtada al-Sadr’s statement, that he had called for a referendum to approve the approval of forming Regions, had not been correct, “because we consider any attempt to form such Regions as an attempt that shall lead to the division of Iraq .”   Najaf is 160 km to the south of Baghdad .   SKH (IT)   694