An association of various Shiite Muslim organizations condemned the Iranian terrorist interference in Iraq's southern provinces.
"It is widely known that the Iranians have taken over all Iraq's southern provinces," said the Independent National Democratic Tribes' Gathering in a statement obtained by Xinhua on Thursday.
The statement said that more than 300,000 Iraqi Shiite Muslims in the Iraqi southern provinces have signed a petition accusing the neighboring Iran of fomenting violence and chaos in southern the war-torn country.
Among the signatories of the petition of the Shiites in southern Iraq are 14 clergies, 600 Sheikhs, 1250 jurists, 2,200 doctors, engineers, university professors and 25,000 women, the statement added.
The signatories have demanded the United Nations to dispatch a fact-finding delegation to investigate the four years "crimes in the southern provinces by the Iranian regime and its proxies," according to the statement.
The statement accused the Iranian regime of threatening Iraq's highest national interests.
"The only solution and hopeful prospect for Iraq, in particular, for the southern provinces will pass through the eviction of the Iranian regime from the scene of our homeland," the statement added.
The statement came at a time when a U.S. senior military officer on Wednesday praised Iran for its role in helping quell violence in Iraq.
"We are all thankful for the commitment Iran has made to reduce the flow in weapons, explosives and training (of extremists) in Iraq," Lieut. Gen. James Dubik told reporters in Baghdad's Green Zone.
Previously, U.S. officials frequently accused Iran of providing Shiite militia in Iraq with weapons and training. Iran denied the accusations.
Source:Xinhua
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