Iran Official Calls For More Resistance By Iraqi Officials Against ISIL

Tehran, June 28, IRNA – Hamid Aboutalebi, President Hassan Rouhaniˈs Deputy Chief of Staff, lashed out at the Takfiri terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for committing heinous crimes in Iraq, and called on Iraqi nation and government to show more resistance. ˈI caution the Iraqi statesmen to take a lesson from Ukraineˈs recent political developments,ˈ Aboutalebi wrote on his Twitter account on Friday. Aboutalebi pointed to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameneiˈs warning against the escalation of violence and extremism in Iraq, and said, ˈThe warning by the Supreme Leader that efforts are underway to disrupt stability and tranquility in Iraq as well as the countryˈs territorial integrity is regarded a serious threat in this regard.ˈ The official made a comparison between Iraqˈs present conditions with Ukraineˈs conditions before segregation of Crimea, and said, ˈIf the Iraqi people and leaders do not show sufficient wisdom and do not take warnings as serious, Iraq will face a similar fate like Ukraine.ˈ /end