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| Syrian tribal force switching to politics wants role in Mosul offensive |
| 2016-10-16 |
| [RUDAW.NET] Bandar al-Himedi Daham is a member of al-Shammar, one of the biggest Arab tribes in Syria and he is now the commander of al-Sanadid Force, an unofficial army of 4,500 fighters, combating the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS). In this interview with Rudaw, al-Himedi says the goal of his force was initially to defend their territory against ISIS without any political agenda. But now the situation has changed and their leaders pursue political goals. Al-Himedi’s force has partnered with the Kurdish YPG on several occasions to fight ISIS holy warriors, including in the Hasakah province. Despite his good ties with the Kurds, al-Himedi rejects federalism for Syria if it leads to the country’s partition. al-Himedi reveals that he has asked the international coalition and Iraqi government to allow his force to join the djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... offensive in order to help defeat ISIS and protect members of the Shmmar tribe who live on the other side of the border. |
| Posted by:Fred |