Iraq President to Mattarella: "There is a risk that ISIS will go to Libya"

2020-01-25T13:01:10.056Z

Full sovereignty and independence of Iraq is needed immediately because there is "the risk that tensions in the area put the fight against terrorism in the background" and that therefore Daesh realizes "the passage to Libya". This is the alarm raised by Iraqi President Barham Salih in a meeting at the Quirinale with President Sergio Mattarella. It was a meeting called "very cordial" from Quirinal sources. Mattarella for his part hoped for an increase in collaboration "between Italy and Iraq. President Barham Salih's visit to Rome is framed in a climate of great tension in the area where the regional clash between the US and Iran and the persistent one in the Gulf is likely to also extend to Libya. Salih - who also met Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte yesterday - confirmed to President Mattarella how "complicated" the moment is for his country. The ongoing regional political clash is putting "at risk the success of the fight against terrorism "which had achieved success with the reconstruction of Iraqi sovereignty. This is why Salih is the alarm, the sovereignty and independence of Iraq must be a priority for everyone today." Full security conditions "are needed because all these tensions are unloaded on Iraq, putting the fight against terrorism in the background, because, even if there are undeniable successes, the process is "far from complete". the risk that ISIS is reorganizing itself in Libya is real. Salih's visit to Rome precedes the scheduled meeting of the Italian-Iraqi joint committee which foresees the signing of a bilateral memorandum of understanding. In Rome, an anti-ISIS coalition meeting is also scheduled for the coming months. Noc, lost $ 257 million in oil Following the blockade of the terminals of the Gulf of Sirte and the closure of valves in two pipelines imposed by forces of General Khalifa Haftar, the production of oil in Libya "has fallen from over 1.2 million of barrels per day at 320.154 b / d "and on January 23," in six days ", there was a cumulative loss of production of 3,907,318 barrels. This was announced by a bulletin published on Facebook by the NOC, the Libyan national oil company, stating that the economic damage is over 256.6 million dollars.