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Tribal leaders hold the reins of security and economic
Date: Thursday, 15/03/2012 10:19
□ Translation / Abdalkhalq on
last week's gathering in the tribal area Ishaqi - between Baghdad and Tikrit - to discuss the security situation and budget. With the new shape of Iraq, keep the traditions and customs of ancient clan is dominant in this region.
Fear of renewed violence in the future, and rumblings of discontent from corruption and from politicians who lack the efficiency, it took advantage of tribal leaders influential in this area the opportunity to leave the Americans and the political chaos of Interior in order to lay the foundations of justice themselves, and they expel militants rebels suspected them from the area with their families without uninterested their fate. Says one Senate "to go to any place but would not remain in Ishaqi, and if they return to Vsiardon be killed as soon as they enter."
in this city and in other cities, during the overlap between tribal leaders and elected officials and security forces, Iraq will take the new shape. There may be ideas of a new democracy came to Iraq, but he was still subject to customs and tradition in the foot and the control of tribal leaders who are quick to welcome strangers and give them tea and cuisine of kebabs, chicken, and are characterized by their ability to achieve justice, which could replace the justice courts.
lot of these elders led the former fighters of the Awakening groups that changed the balance of power and fought with the Americans and changed the course of the war showed the superiority clans in influencing the changes in the rural areas of Iraq. Senate says that the departure of U.S. forces and the political crisis that raised fears of a return to sectarian war has led them to keeping things in their hands. Sheikh DLF Haloub "We were worried that things go wrong again because of what happened between the political parties of the disputes and conflicts, we will not allow the return of sectarian problems."
recently signed more than sixty of the clan elders from different sects agreement gives the tribal authority to fight terrorism , and severe penalties do not distinguish between the rebels and those who cooperate with them, and the imposition of heavy fines even family members who do not have income Bauaúl victims, and deported from the region. For their part, signed by local officials and leaders of the security forces of the agreement and hand over the powers of the clans. Sheikh Haloub "It's an honor section is subject to him all."
as in the rest of Iraq, the security situation has improved a lot in this area in recent years. But nevertheless are still on the roadside bombings and other attacks occur from time to time. Says the director of hand Ishaqi "We do not want one to say that the chaos returned with the departure of the Americans."
Like many of the cities of Iraq, the hand Ishaqi was living in a state of anxiety after the American withdrawal, has been reflected this concern in the agreement tribal new, which was signed on the sixth th of February to but did not go so far.
has turned into agricultural land which was once thriving in this area to the bloody battlefields, and their people have suffered greatly at the hands of insurgents and American soldiers alike. And there remained unanswered questions about a raid by the Americans in 2006 and claimed the lives of ten people including a baby in six months. For his part, defended the U.S. military for actions of his soldiers, but that the investigation conducted by the United Nations and the results appeared on the Wikileaks site and provide evidence that the American soldiers they tied the hands of the victims and then killed, and Iraqi government says that it is still investigating the case. Also, hand Ishaqi has benefited from the good side of the war which includes the construction of ten schools and hospitals and improving the coefficient of filtered water and paved roads (destroyed by later Wheels American armored).
in the recent past, it was Rasheed Cdhir chairman of the local point of driving his car on the road winding is full of gravel. New homes stand out from the agricultural land that was once watered by the Tigris River near but turned into a land barren because of the war and neglect. Mr. Cdhir "When I was young was completely green land".
■ for: New York Times
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