At the "Iraq, Our Main Tribe" conference of Iraqi tribal heads, participants stressed the need to unite their ranks against terrorism.
The gathering, held December 3-5 in the city of Suleimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan, was attended by tribal leaders from across the country, from Arab, Kurdish, and Turkmen tribes, both Muslim and non-Muslim.
Conference participants said that the tribes must unite against "terrorism and the illegitimate armed groups, and against the terrorist elements infiltrating into Iraq from without, and to expand the framework of activity by the Iraqi tribes' Awakening movement against terrorism, primarily against Al-Qaeda."
The participants also asked the Iraqi government for monetary and logistical assistance for their activity.
Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, December 6, 2007
