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UN chief says drastic steps needed to save iraq { November 27 2006 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061127/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunannan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061127/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunannan Iraq almost in a state of civil war - Annan AFP - November 27, 2006 UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Kofi Annan said that Iraq was already "almost" in a state of civil war or would soon be if drastic steps are not taken to halt the spiral of deadly sectarian violence there. Asked by a reporter whether Iraq was in the midst of a civil war, the outgoing UN secretary general replied: "I think given the developments in the ground, unless something is done drastically and urgently to arrest the deteriorating situation, we could be there, in fact we are almost there." US President George W. Bush is to discuss the escalating violence during talks in Amman with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Wednesday and Thursday. The meeting will come less than a week after bloody car bomb attacks against Iraqi Shiites that killed more than 200 people in Baghdad and signaled a new escalation in sectarian violence. Ahead of the Amman meeting, Jordan's King Abdullah II warned Sunday of "the strong potential of three civil wars in the region, whether it's the Palestinians, that of Lebanon or of Iraq." "There needs to be some very strong action taken on the ground there today," Abdullah said, referring to Iraq. "There needs to be a strategy. There needs to be a plan that brings all the parties together, and bring them today and not tomorrow." He said he hoped the meeting between Bush and Maliki would result in some progress for the violence-wracked region. Meanwhile Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Monday he was seeking Iran's full cooperation to stabilize Iraq as he started talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who vowed that Tehran would help. "We need Iran's comprehensive help to fight terrorism, restore security and stabilize Iraq," Talabani told reporters at the beginning of a two-day visit to Iraq's Shiite-dominated eastern neighbor. Ahmadinejad vowed to cooperate, saying "We will help our Iraqi brothers with all that we can to implement and reinforce security in Iraq."

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