Quick fixes unlikely for Iraq after election: experts

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https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jU7UrUOQSuITusrILVXeaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/42af3d7b03d1fa19b43ac3340ccd782aa8b1a779.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/quick-fixes-unlikely-iraq-election-experts-115508342.html)Strong election results may deliver a third term for incumbent premier Nuri al-Maliki, but few of Iraq's intractable problems, from brutal violence to fragile sectarian ties, appear closer to resolution, experts say. Iraq's security forces are mired in near-daily clashes with militants in western Iraq, to say **thing of regular attacks elsewhere in the country, while corruption has run rampant and unemployment remains high. Meanwhile, a lack of electoral success for secular cross-sectarian alliances could further contribute to worsening communal relations, fuelling fears Iraq may slip back into the all-out conflict that plagued it years ago. "It is a positive that the elections actually took place, especially given the difficult conditions Iraq is going through," said Fanar Haddad, a research fellow at the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute.




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