The collapse of the terrorist organizations in Iraq is due to the commitment of the Iraqi security forces and the combat experiences they have acquired through training and by executing their military duties in Iraq. It also results from the government’s cleansing campaign within the security institutions of anyone who conspires with terrorism, and the hard strikes by the security forces that defeated terrorism through directing targeted operations which disintegrated terrorist organizations. This was fulfilled by killing many of the leaders of Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. Add on, the solidarity of Iraqis that eliminated terrorism and fought against it. In addition, Al Qaeda’s objectives were revealed, and the Iraqi government hunted down many of its members in most of the Iraqi cities, which put Al Qaeda in danger. The Iraqi government also carried out massive military operations, such as Operation Charge of the Knights in Basra and Baghdad, and Operation Good Omens in Diyala, which has weakened Al Qaeda in Iraq. Al Qaeda operations have clearly decreased compared to the past. The government also tried to rid the hot regions of terrorists by killing or arresting them and leaving them in the hands of justice to put them in prisons. All the previous factors contributed to improving the security conditions in Iraq and enabled the Iraqi citizens to enjoy stability. However, we must eradicate terrorism in Iraq, in order to get rid of this scourge that has claimed the lives of many innocent Iraqis. In fact, Iraqis have suffered a lot from terrorism and Al Qaeda, which kidnapped and devastated many families in recent years. Thus, I think the decline of the terrorist organizations in Iraq, mainly Al Qaeda, is due to the lack of support they used to get from many countries which provided them with money and weapons. In fact, they are still only supported by Iran. Thus, the Iraqi government must forbid the Iranian government from supporting terrorism, by closing the borders and guarding them as needed, so that terrorists will no longer sneak into Iraq. This will happen after the formation of the new Iraqi government, as it will be a patriotic and an elected government, and it will work to comfort the great Iraqis.

Terrorism today is no longer capable of taking the initiative it did in the past, when it was capable of attacking any place easily and simply; however, the terrorists have been hidden in their holes like rats, waiting for any opportunity to achieve any security breach in order to gain some media attention and to inflict losses among the Iraqis. Hence, we must continue in our massive security efforts, ‎in order to achieve the desired goal by all Iraqis, namely, the elimination of al-Qaeda and terrorist organizations, with their different names, forms, and ideologies, to get Iraq back on track and restore security and stability. After that, the procession of construction and reconstruction will move ahead in stable and steady steps, to rid Iraq of the blind and dirty terrorism and to guide it to a safety shore.

With respect to the successive events that occur at the security level in Iraq, I believe that al-Qaeda is agonizing because of the successive blows from the Iraqi security forces, which are working on hunting down terrorism in every inch of Iraq. In fact, the arrest of three prominent leaders of this criminal organization in the last period indicates the strength and vivacity of the Iraqi forces, and it's now considered a strong superpower in achieving their targets precisely, as a result of the increased capability of these security services and their reliance on activating the intelligence role. The latter was able to quickly infiltrate into a lot of terrorist and criminal networks, and thus deliver relevant information precisely to the concerned executive bodies. This job has contributed to the arrest of several symbols and leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Together with this, the increased security awareness of Iraqis has contributed significantly to besieging the evil and dark terrorist forces deployed in Iraq. Besides, every citizen develops a sense of responsibility towards his homeland, rather than putting that responsibility solely upon the shoulders of the security services. By so doing, the protection of Iraq has become everyone's responsibility. Therefore, al-Qaeda members are now hunted down by all the Iraqis, and this has destabilized them and facilitated their fall like autumn leaves in the face of the strong Iraqi wind that came to claim the lives of the dirty al-Qaeda members and anyone who adopts violence. The fact that al-Qaeda leaders are being arrested by the security forces is considered a great and important achievement, as they will help the security forces a great deal to expose the terrorist plans and weapons caches. They will also report on their terrorist fellows by making confessions, and this will definitely lead to the weakening of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

I agree that Iraq will rise again and that such acts will continue and will not stop, as the security forces are imposing their control, and as there is the workforce and the will of the brave Iraqi people. Even if workers, as well as engineers, supervisors and contracting companies are threatened, they will not give up working, because they want to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq and help bring it back to normal. These companies stopped working for a period of time, over five years, due to terrorists who used to destroy and threaten all the reconstruction projects and works. Then, many of the employees of these projects were subject to intimidation, threats and murder, because the terrorists were at their best and took advantage of the period when the Iraqi security forces were being built to fight terrorism. Now, that period is over, and the terrorists can no longer carry out any coward operation or threat.

The arrest of some of Al-Qaeda leaders is very important. It proves the extent to which that organization has collapsed and become weak. It is in the throes of death and is doomed to be eradicated once and for all in Iraq. It is also a testimony to the competence and the readiness of the Iraqi forces to stand against challenges and save the Iraqi society from all imminent threats, mainly terrorism that is inflicted by Al-Qaeda criminal gangs. Thanks to the unity between the Iraqi people and the police forces, Al-Qaeda is being hunted down in every alley and street throughout Iraq. All the terrorists are being stopped and their terrorist acts against Iraq and Iraqis are being cut short.

Terrorists used to move about freely and impose their control on some zones, as the police forces were not prepared. The army was not trained and experienced enough to fight terrorists, and the same is true of the police forces. Iraq is not familiar with terrorism; it has never been in Iraq. Terrorism emerged one year or more after the collapse of the regime of the dictator Saddam. At that time, there were neither security forces, nor intelligence services, nor police nor military forces. Iraq used to be open to everyone. The borders were not secured against smuggling and the infiltration of terrorists into Iraq. Since the emergence of the terrorist crimes, which have become unbearable, the Iraqi government has opted to establish the State institutions quickly, so they can respond to these criminals, prevent them from committing further massacres, and halt the bloodshed in Iraq. Iraqi police forces have developed their capabilities, thanks to the assistance of the friendly American forces, which have been in charge of training the police forces on how to fight these terrorists, study their ideology and control their movements. They have also been responsible for energizing the intelligence services, which had long disappeared. Today, they are among the most prominent factors which have led to the eradication of terrorism, as they have helped to paralyze the movement of terrorists all over the country. Terrorists have been brought under control militarily by the police forces, and on the civilian side by Iraqi citizens.

Al-Qaeda follows an inhuman approach through which they persuade the young people by brainwashing them, telling them that they will go to paradise for committing suicide. The terrorist ideology encourages the spread of the culture of violence and of killing people by using all malicious methods and techniques, and considering that an easy task.

The Arab brothers didn’t help Iraq although it had suffered from its fight against terrorism and from a deteriorating economic situation, but they left it alone especially The Iraqi forces that were in a struggle they were not ready for. No Arab country sent its forces to Iraq, even though theirs were trained and ready. Nor did they call for sending forces to secure Iraq, as it is a brother Arab country. Iraq had long supported all these Arab countries but they didn’t help it. Iraq relied on itself and has now recovered, eradicated terrorism and challenged those who want to hurt it.

Formerly, terrorists used to attack the police stations repeatedly and army headquarters without fear, because they knew that the Security Forces were being formed. The government and the friendly countries cooperated to develop their skills until they reached this level, which enabled them to fight the most dangerous ideology in the world, which is terrorist ideology. Terrorism does not have an organized army with which to have a direct confrontation. Its members are killers and criminals brainwashed by their fake Sheikhs. Every one of them is like a bomb or an improvised explosive device walking in the street, knowing he is going to die at any moment. Despite all this, the Iraqi Security Forces were able to understand their ideology and mindset in a good way, to be able to put themselves into their shoes and arrest them.