Malaysia to discuss US-British raids on iraq with islamic countries

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday that Malaysia would discuss the latest United States and British air raids on targets in Iraq with other Islamic countries, reported the Malaysian news agency Bernama.

He said Malaysia would voice its disagreement over such attacks on Iraq and would not in any way be involved in such an action.

"We will contact other Islamic countries," he told reporters after a meeting with members of the International Advisory Panel on the Multimedia

Super Corridor (IAP-MSC) at Cyberjaya, Malaysia's premier intelligent city near Kuala Lumpur.

He was commenting on the reported raids on western Iraq and in the no-fly zone, in the southern part of the country.

According to news reports in London, 100 US and British warplanes had taken part in the strike.

Expressing sadness over the strikes, Mahathir said this would not help efforts to wipe out terrorism. "This will give rise more to anger among certain groups and the cooperation to fight the terrorists will probably be stifled," he said.