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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Sunnis ready to fight ISIS but lack support, says tribal leader |
| 2015-10-29 |
| More than 10,000 fighters from the Sunni province of Anbar are “ready” to fight Islamist militants who continue to occupy Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul but are disadvantaged due to Baghdad’s weak support to their plight, a prominent sheikh told Al Arabiya News on Thursday. Sheikh Abdulwahab Sarhan al-Dulaimi, head of the Anbar Tribes Council Against Terrorism, said “if we include other Sunni provinces, there more than 30,000 fighters in total ready to fight [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] ISIS but what is missing is them being armed and being prepped” especially after these radical elements “killed and displaced” and “destroyed infrastructure” of Sunni areas. Reports suggest that Sunnis and Sunni tribes in Anbar are not fully unified. An August conference on liberating the western province held in Baghdad ended in a brawl and chair-throwing fight. But the council, which started on February last, year, has finally emerged with all of Anbar’s tribes under one “umbrella” from Sep. 30, according to Dulaimi. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 I don't think Baghdad trust the sunnis not to turn their guns against them. |
| Posted by: paul 2015-10-29 02:27 |
| #3 For Fu(*$ $ake. Is not that which we asked from you when we asked you the 3rd time? I really lost patience with you |
| Posted by: newc 2015-10-29 01:05 |
| #2 Reports suggest that Sunnis and Sunni tribes in Anbar are not fully unified. Can an article win Snark of the Day? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-10-29 00:29 |
| #1 In other words: give us money |
| Posted by: chris 2015-10-29 00:08 |