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Posted on 05/19/2007 9:12:12 AM PDT by mdittmar
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BAGHDAD— Senior Iraqi and Coalition officials met to discuss security and reconciliation between local tribes at Contingency Operating Base-Speicher in Tikrit Wednesday. The meeting gave the leaders a chance to talk about living conditions of the Iraqi people, challenges that lay ahead and how the issues were going to be addressed. “Everyone has an important [role] to speak and negotiate their problems the provinces face, share opinions and [gain] a good understanding of the issues,” said Abdul-Rahman Mustafa, provincial governor of Kirkuk. This meeting is the latest in a recent trend by Iraqi officials to stem the violence through diplomatic means. Tribal leaders gathered at the Al Abarrah Iraqi Army compound on May 10 to discuss peace between some of the rival villages and push for a unified stand against Al-Qaida while supporting the government. “We are primarily focused on security, but this has two faces; security is closely linked with services such as water, electricity, health and education,” said Ra’ad al-Tamimi, provincial governor of Diyala. As a result of the meeting, five Sunni and five Shiite volunteered for a hiring committee recruiting local citizens into the Iraqi Police Force. Sheik Ahmed Azziz, Sistan’s representative in Diyala, encouraged leaders to agree upon eight key points, to include returning displaced families to the area, opening an IP station in Zaganiyah, securing the area under government leadership, turning to the ISF for assistance, protecting government institutions, committing to fight terrorists without sectarianism and be honest with one another. “The key message is that issues must be resolved in the political realm, not with acts of violence and intimidation,” said Capt. Michael Few, A Company, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment commander. In Diyala, tribal leaders from the Ambugiya and Ubadie tribes have begun a series of meetings designed to resolve conflicts between villages from Khalis to Dali Abbas, Iraq. Tribal leaders continue to resolve grievances and work toward a peace agreement. “I am anxious to see this region enjoy a future free of sectarian strife,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andrew Poppas, 5-73 Cav. Commander. The Iraqi leaders continue to reconcile their differences and strive to work toward a common goal; a free and safe Iraq for its people. (U.S. Army story by Spc. Scott Kim, Combined Press Information Center) In other developments throughout Iraq:
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