Chairman and members of the delegation of the Iraqi Tribal National Council highly lauded President Bashar al-Assad’s vision and analysis of the development of events on the regional and international levels and his care for the realization of security and stability in the region. In a statement to SANA correspondent on Tuesday, Chairman of the Council, Hussein Ali Shaalan expressed admiration over President al-Assad’’s directives which gave them "hope and enhanced confidence in a better future to Iraq’s land and people." He said that "our discussions with President al-Assad were useful during which the actual role of Syria on the international arena and her political and diplomatic influence were asserted." Members of the delegation underlined al-Assad’s understanding of the region’s history and "his confidence in capacity of the Iraqi people to realize their aspirations and to maintain their national unity over all the Iraqi lands."
I wonder if this tribal delegation are the same group DEBKA told us about yesterday?
This week, the sheikhs sent a delegation post haste to Damascus to demand that Bashar Assad obtain the immediate release of the paramount chief of the Anaza, Sheikh Ibrahim Hanjari, who was captured by 101st troops with his entire court.
Methinks this tribal group needs watching. |