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2014-06-14 Iraq

Maliki Says Operation to Clear Cities of 'Terrorists' Has Begun

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Posted by Fred 2014-06-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant

#1 Maliki had better stay the hell out of Kurdistan. The only effective military force left in the north of Iraq are the Peshmerga, the Kurdish armed forces.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-14 01:27|| 2014-06-14 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Al-Maliki isn't clearing anything. If he tries to push into the Sunni areas without the US he will be walking into a buzz-saw.

I agree that Iraq is being partitioned along Kurd, Shia, and Sunni ethnic lines.

Obama has messed up big time.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-14 21:17|| 2014-06-14 21:17|| Front Page Top

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