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| Iraqi MPs tell Harry to stay away | Iraqi MPs tell Harry to stay away |
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| Senior figures in the Iraqi government have said Prince Harry should not serve in the country. | Senior figures in the Iraqi government have said Prince Harry should not serve in the country. |
| MPs from across the political spectrum told the BBC that the prince, who is due to go to Iraq in the next few weeks, would be a magnet for terrorism. | MPs from across the political spectrum told the BBC that the prince, who is due to go to Iraq in the next few weeks, would be a magnet for terrorism. |
| BBC world affairs correspondent Humphrey Hawksley said Shia figures said he would be attacked while Sunnis feared him becoming a "target prize". | |
| The Ministry of Defence has said his deployment is under constant review. | The Ministry of Defence has said his deployment is under constant review. |
| 'At risk' | 'At risk' |
| Shia MP Falah Shenshel, from political group the Sadr bloc, said: "Prince Harry, with all respect and dignity, must stay in his own country or he may expose himself to risk or any other thing. | Shia MP Falah Shenshel, from political group the Sadr bloc, said: "Prince Harry, with all respect and dignity, must stay in his own country or he may expose himself to risk or any other thing. |
| "He has to respect the will of the Iraqi people, and the sovereignty and independence of Iraq and not reinforce the occupation." | "He has to respect the will of the Iraqi people, and the sovereignty and independence of Iraq and not reinforce the occupation." |
| Allaa Abdulrazzak, of the Sunni Tawafuq bloc, said Prince Harry should not come to the country as it could damage the royal family's future relationship with a new Iraq. | Allaa Abdulrazzak, of the Sunni Tawafuq bloc, said Prince Harry should not come to the country as it could damage the royal family's future relationship with a new Iraq. |
| If he stayed away, he would be able to say he did not participate in the Iraqi occupation, he added. | If he stayed away, he would be able to say he did not participate in the Iraqi occupation, he added. |
| In February, Clarence House and the MoD confirmed the prince would be deployed to Iraq, saying he would take on a "normal troop commander's role" rather than a desk job. | In February, Clarence House and the MoD confirmed the prince would be deployed to Iraq, saying he would take on a "normal troop commander's role" rather than a desk job. |
| The prince has long stated his wish to be in active service. | The prince has long stated his wish to be in active service. |
| But concerns for his safety, and that of his soldiers, grew more intense after 11 UK troops were killed this month, one of the bloodiest since the conflict began. | But concerns for his safety, and that of his soldiers, grew more intense after 11 UK troops were killed this month, one of the bloodiest since the conflict began. |