Conditions in Iraq ‘terrifying’, says U.N. envoy

Sadeq Mahmoud, Azzaman
U.N. special envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qadhi depicted a gloomy picture of conditions in the country despite the ongoing U.S. and Iraqi military operations to reinstate some semblance of stability. In an interview, Qadhi said the situation in Iraq was so 'worrying’ and 'terrifying’ that many countries in the world feared the current violence there might go far beyond neighboring countries if not contained. "Conditions in Iraq are a matter of concern for the U.N.," he said, adding that there was great potential for the current violence to spread far beyond Iraqi borders....
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