The
armed resistance and
terrorism in Iraq
By
Amin
Al-Zubydi
President of the Iraqi-Swedish
Friendship Association, Baghdad
TFF
associate
November 7, 2003
The armed resistance that appeared in Iraq after the
invasion war aims is to drive the coalition forces out.
To the extent terrorism is part of this resistance, it
creates troubles, horror and destruction throughout the
country. In the shortest possible manner, I shall try to
shed some light on these developments in my country.
We can divide the armed resistance into three
different groups as follows:
1. Saddam groups who were obeying Saddam regulations
but who, in the meantime, have also developed what I
would call home or national loyalty which remained strong
after Saddam fall. They struggle against the occupation
forces not only for domestic and nartional purposes; they
also seek revenge because the occupation forces deal with
them exclusively as criminals, i.e. without
distinguishing between the good and the bad ones. They
were forced out of their jobs by the American
adminstration and remain unemployed, without salaries or
compensation. And their social situation is completely
ignored, not taking into consideration that we talk here
about thousands of the families.
They consist of security forces, the Special Forces,
some Baath party members, rebels (Saddam Fidaain), and
some citizens who have joined them. These groups are well
trained, well armed well financed by funds which were
kept with Saddam, his sons, and his followers.
2. The independent groups which consist of patriotic
and religious citizens. These groups see the promises of
coalition forces as nothing but lies and their occupation
of Iraq as a big sin and a big crime. Their training and
financing are not like the groups mentioned above.They
are not professional and they are financed by the wealthy
people.
3. The Arabian and (Muslim) groups, who entered the
country, before, during and after the war. I believe we
can classify these groups into three different sub-groups
and each of them are un-related to the other two:
3A. The first one co-operates and co-ordinates with
the Saddam groups mentioned under 1. Up till now, these
groups blindly believe that Saddam is both and Islamic
and Arab liberator and saviour.
3B. The second sub-group acts with the groups
mentioned under point 2 above.
3C. The third type of sub-groups operate
independently. They are part of international terrorism,
have obtained a professional training, are well financed
and they target human and UN organizations, holly
shrines,e mbassies, markets innocent people in the
street, etc. They do all this to spread the horror,
create instability, and instigate conflict among the
nation and its various groups.
The main problem now in Iraq is the complete absence
of the security. I believe that, in a way, that's what
the Americans find important. They want the general
confusion and instability as well as specific conflict
among denominations, families and nationalities. All
these may eventually lead - in their poor minds - to
civil war in Iraq. If that comes, they have an excuse to
stay for years and years. I do not think that that will
happen. If war comes, it will be a united war against the
coalition forces even with the participation from those
regions which have no armed resistance but, till now,
wait quite patiently for American promises to be
fulfilled. Those regions will show unexpected resistance
when they lose their patience. They are now like embers
under the ash.
The loyalty to Saddam that is found among the former
forces, officials and followers should not be understood
as a sign that they lack patriotism. They are now coming
much closer to each other to make one common front which
will eventually become one united patriotic
resistance.
After the war, conceit led Americans to believe that
the way to Iran and Syria would be easy and smoothly
paved. Now they have postponed that plan because they
discovered that the delicious morsel called Iraq is not
easy, but sour. The morsel seems to become a choking
one.
©
TFF & the author 2003
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