On 4 November, ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English reported that the Iraqi government was negotiating with armed factions through influential intermediaries to persuade them to remain neutral if fighting with the United States resumed. The account attributed the negotiations to a senior source in the ruling Coordination Framework and described keeping Iraq out of renewed conflict as their stated purpose.
- ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English04 Nov, 09:15
“A senior source in the ruling Coordination Framework alliance said the government was working to keep Iraq out of a new conflict by negotiating directly with armed factions to persuade them to remain neutral. The talks are being conducted through influential intermediaries, the source said.”
A senior source in the ruling Coordination Framework alliance said the government was working to keep Iraq out of a new conflict by negotiating directly with armed factions to persuade them to remain neutral. The talks are being conducted through influential intermediaries, the source said.