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Related: About this forumSaudis in talks over alliance to rebuild Iraq and 'return it to the Arab fold'
Source: The Guardian
Saudis in talks over alliance to rebuild Iraq and 'return it to the Arab fold'
Pact would give Saudi Arabia a leading role in rebuilding war-torn country, and allow it to shepherd Iraq away from its rival Iran
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
Friday 18 August 2017 05.00 BST
Iraq and Saudi Arabia are negotiating a new alliance that would give Riyadh a leading role in rebuilding Iraqs war-torn towns and cities, while bolstering Baghdads credentials across the region.
Meetings between senior officials on both sides over the past six months have focused on shepherding Iraq away from its powerful neighbour and Saudi Arabias long-time rival, Iran, whose influence over Iraqi affairs has grown sharply since the 2003 ousting of Saddam Hussein.
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have long been considered opponents in the region, but a visit by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to Riyadh last week and a follow-up trip to the UAE further thawed relations which had already been much improved by high-profile visits between the two countries.
The arrival in the Saudi capital of Sadr a protagonist in the sectarian war that ravaged Iraq from 2004-08 and who has enduring ties to Iran highlights a new level of engagement which could see Riyadh play a significant role in the reconstruction of the predominantly Sunni cities of Mosul, Fallujah, Ramadi and Tikrit.
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Pact would give Saudi Arabia a leading role in rebuilding war-torn country, and allow it to shepherd Iraq away from its rival Iran
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
Friday 18 August 2017 05.00 BST
Iraq and Saudi Arabia are negotiating a new alliance that would give Riyadh a leading role in rebuilding Iraqs war-torn towns and cities, while bolstering Baghdads credentials across the region.
Meetings between senior officials on both sides over the past six months have focused on shepherding Iraq away from its powerful neighbour and Saudi Arabias long-time rival, Iran, whose influence over Iraqi affairs has grown sharply since the 2003 ousting of Saddam Hussein.
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have long been considered opponents in the region, but a visit by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to Riyadh last week and a follow-up trip to the UAE further thawed relations which had already been much improved by high-profile visits between the two countries.
The arrival in the Saudi capital of Sadr a protagonist in the sectarian war that ravaged Iraq from 2004-08 and who has enduring ties to Iran highlights a new level of engagement which could see Riyadh play a significant role in the reconstruction of the predominantly Sunni cities of Mosul, Fallujah, Ramadi and Tikrit.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/18/saudi-arabia-talks-alliance-rebuild-iraq-return-arab-fold
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Saudis in talks over alliance to rebuild Iraq and 'return it to the Arab fold' (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2017
OP
IOW, change the Iraqi society from Shi'a Muslim to Sunni Muslim like Saudi Arabia.
no_hypocrisy
Aug 2017
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tblue37
(65,487 posts)1. Not the right article for the thread title? nt
Editing with multiple tabs open. Copied and pasted from the wrong one.
no_hypocrisy
(46,182 posts)3. IOW, change the Iraqi society from Shi'a Muslim to Sunni Muslim like Saudi Arabia.