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The US is reportedly seeking to carve out a “Sunni state” in Iraq’s Anbar province, in a bid to secure the presence of its military forces in the Arab country,amid the Iraqi nations' call for the expulsion of all foreign troops in Iraq.
Washington has in recent weeks been promoting a plan to create an autonomous Sunni region in Western Iraq, a new report by the Middle East Eye (MEE) reveals.
Officials from both countries have told the MEE that the US efforts comes in response to the Iraqi Parliaments' attempt to expel American troops from that country.
The US has long been pursuing the break-up of the Arab country in order to secure its interests in the region, particularly by exploiting the country’s rich oil resources. The idea of carving out an autonomous Sunni region,dates back to a 2007 proposition by Joe Biden, who is now vying to be the Democratic Partys' presidential candidate.
Thirteen years on, the US is now reviving the plot under the administration of Donald Trump amid efforts to expel the US troops.
The Americans have worked on "taking this project out of the drawer and putting it on the table,” a former US official familiar with the project confirmed.
“The creation of a Sunni region has always been an option for the US,” the former US official said.
Washington has in recent weeks been promoting a plan to create an autonomous Sunni region in Western Iraq, a new report by the Middle East Eye (MEE) reveals.
Officials from both countries have told the MEE that the US efforts comes in response to the Iraqi Parliaments' attempt to expel American troops from that country.
The US has long been pursuing the break-up of the Arab country in order to secure its interests in the region, particularly by exploiting the country’s rich oil resources. The idea of carving out an autonomous Sunni region,dates back to a 2007 proposition by Joe Biden, who is now vying to be the Democratic Partys' presidential candidate.
Thirteen years on, the US is now reviving the plot under the administration of Donald Trump amid efforts to expel the US troops.
The Americans have worked on "taking this project out of the drawer and putting it on the table,” a former US official familiar with the project confirmed.
“The creation of a Sunni region has always been an option for the US,” the former US official said.
