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Saudi Arabia warns of civil war in Iraq

(AFP) / 18 June 2014

Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal says Iraq government policies have paved the way for countries with bad intentions.

Saudi Arabia warned on Wednesday of the risks of a civil war in Iraq with unpredictable consequences for the region, after militants seized large areas from government forces.

The unrest in Iraq “carries warning signs of a civil war with unpredictable consequences for the region,” Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal said at the opening of an Islamic bloc meeting in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

Prince Saud renewed Saudi accusations that “sectarian policies of exclusion” of Iraq’s minority implemented by Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki’s government were responsible for the violence.

This paved the way for countries with “bad intentions” towards Iraq “to go ahead with plots threatening its security, stability, national unity and sense of Arab identity,” Prince Saud said.

The Iraqi government has issued a statement accusing Saudi Arabia of financing the militants.

“We hold (Saudi Arabia) responsible for what these groups are receiving in terms of financial and moral support,” the Iraqi government said in a statement.