A lack of a political process between the Shias and Sunnis was a “grave mistake”.
This opinion was expressed by Vice President Ayad Allawi of Iraq in an interview with The Guardian.
Air strikes will not solve the problem, you need to inter-community reconciliation. In his absence, the influence of the IS may increase, he said.
"The whole strategy needs to be revisited and readdressed and the international allies should be part of this," - said Allawi.
Without political reconciliation it will be extremely difficult to draw Sunnis into a national construction, he added.
According to the vice president, "the absence of real strategy and reconciliation" is particularly evident in the surrounding areas of Baghdad.
"There's rampant militants carried out ethnic cleansing. A significant number of local residents are forced to leave their homes, and they can not return because of the terror militants" - TASS cited Allawi.
