Obama extends national emergency in Iraq for another year because of the security situation

Obama extends national emergency in Iraq for another year because of the security situation

Tuesday, 20 May / May 2014 12:16

Obama extends national emergency in Iraq for another year because of the security situation[Follow-up – where]

Signed by U.S. President Barack Obama today an executive order on the extension of the state of national emergency, which related to Iraq for another year due to the deteriorating security situation in this country.

The former U.S. President George W. Bush has signed the first executive order in this regard in the May 22, 2003.

President Obama said in a letter to the U.S. Congress that the purpose of the extension of the national state of emergency is related to Iraq

“Dealing with threats to national security and foreign policy of the United States and of the obstacles facing the reconstruction of Iraq and the deployment of peace and security, which in addition to the development of political institutions and economic and administrative Iraq.”

He explained that these threats and obstacles did not change what makes it imperative for the administration to extend the state of national emergency on Iraq.

It is said that the capital Baghdad and a number of provinces experiencing security situation is confusing because of armed attacks by armed groups targeting security institutions and popular markets as evidenced Anparazemh security and political has been going on for several months led to the outbreak of fighting going on, have failed several initiatives to resolve the crisis because of the lack of agreement around “. ended

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