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| U.N. Calls For Military Force Against ISIL in Iraq |
| 2014-06-26 |
| [NEWSWEEK] UNITED NATIONS (Rooters) - The United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... on Wednesday issued an unusual call for military force, with a senior U.N. official saying the advance of Islamist forces of Evil throughout the north and east of Iraq must be dealt with militarily, though success will hinge on a broad political consensus. Nickolay Mladenov, who as U.N. special envoy to Iraq heads the world body's political mission there, said Iraq's key southern oil reserves remained safe. But he raised the estimated civilian corpse count to at least 1,300 since the recent fighting began, up from Tuesday's estimate of more than 1,000. His remarks came as hardline Sunni forces of Evil attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases. "The part of the crisis that has been caused by the advances of ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) must be addressed militarily," Mladenov told news hounds at U.N. headquarters via video link from Storied Baghdad. But he cautioned that military solutions alone would not suffice. He said political cooperation must improve between Iraqi Kurds and the Storied Baghdad government. Also, military solutions must be based on an Iraqi-led plan and reflect a national consensus. "The threat that is posed by ISIL affects every community in this country," Mladenov said, reiterating previous U.N. calls for an inclusive Iraqi government. He added that much of Iraq's oil supplies remain safe. "The largest refinery in Iraq at the city of Baiji continues to be disputed," he said. "Government forces still remain in control of the refinery itself, however fighting is continuing." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Maybe the UN should have thought about this earlier. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-06-26 10:53 |
| #3 The UN will get Turks volunteering - as well as Egypt. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-06-26 10:23 |
| #2 So, we're going right to the RED post-it notes! |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-06-26 07:24 |
| #1 Send the Belgians! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-06-26 03:58 |