Disputes among Basra Council on US Forces

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The media director of Basra‘s Council announced that a dispute occurred among the council’s members and the head of the security commission, where the members permitted the entrance of U.S. forces into the premises, while the latter refused to do so. Hashim Li‘aibi told IraqiNews.com that the head of Basra‘s Council prevented the entrance of the forces according to a previous decision in this regard, but the head of the security commission permitted them to hold a meeting with the members of the council. This created a state of division among the members, where the Sadrist Trend and Al-Fadhila (Chastity) party threatened to make drastic measures in this regard. A fortnight ago, Basra‘s Council adopted a number of resolutions on the U.S. forces, the first was to prevent them entering the town, leaving Basra airport, and compensating citizens for their military operations. RM (TS)/SR 658