Kerry attacked the al-Maliki accuse him of weakening the government and causing spillover Daesh (Independent) ... US Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday attacked former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, accusing him of undermining the government and causing spillover of the organization "Daesh" in Iraq.

Kerry said in a television interview on the sidelines of the Economic Forum held in Davos, said that al-Maliki "the work on the formation of sectarian militias, which weakened the government forces in the face of Daesh."

Kerry said in another interview with the Arab television channel, before leaving his post days after, that the formation of such militias, led to a "flight of the Iraqi army in Mosul, which facilitated the fall in the grip of Daesh" he said.

On Iran, the US Secretary of State reiterated keep imposing sanctions on Iran, despite Tehran's agreement with the West over its nuclear program a year ago.

Kerry said: "We kept the sanctions on Iran because of violating an arms embargo, and missile activities," stressing that Iran "undermine security and stability in the Middle East." (End) https://www.mustaqila.com/2017/01/%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83/