Time magazine has revealed a report of eight pages on plans to divide Iraq into
three states, one of them in the north which is Kurdistan, the second for Sunnis
along with Syria, and the third for Shi'ites in the south of the country that
includes large areas of it.
The magazine added that this new Shi'ite country would be heading
south to Kuwait, to deduct vital areas from it and include some parts of the
north-east of Saudi Arabia.
The magazine published detailed maps distributing areas among
Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds.
Baghdad was considered within the Sunni state, while Kirkuk was -
according to the maps published by the magazine - inside the Kurdish state, but
on the line of contact with the Sunni state, according to the report.
The report speaks about the annexation of the Kurdish areas in
Syria to a Kurdish state in addition to the inclusion of some Sunni areas of
Syria's Sunni state.
It is worth mentioning that the magazine is considered close to the
US administration and expresses their point of view more often.
The Press spokesman of the White House, Josh Earnest, said that the
decision of the Iraqi government is up to the Iraqi people who decide how it
should develop its own maps, adding that Obama administration would prefer to
work if Iraq's political leaders together find a political solution.
