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2014-11-26 Iraq
Sunni tribes in Anbar threaten to desert in fight against ISIS
[Iraq News] On Tuesday the leader of Albu-Alwan tribe threatened that his tribesmen will withdraw from al-Anbar and desert in fight against ISIS after a court issued a death sentence against a key Sunni leader.

The effort to build a coalition with Sunni tribes to fight ISIS is on the edge as Albu Alwan and other Sunni tribes warned that their fighters would withdraw from the battle after a court issued a death sentence against a fellow Sunni key leader from Albu-Alwan tribe, named Ahmed al-Alwani.

Noteworhty, Ahmed al-Alwani is a politician who was against Nouri al-Maliki and also a key leader within Albu-Alwan tribe, which is one of the powerful Sunni tribes in al-Anbar that opted in the fight against ISIS.
Posted by Fred 2014-11-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iraq 

#1 Paging General Mattis to the white courtesy phone...
Posted by SteveS 2014-11-26 00:13||   2014-11-26 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Surprise meter
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-11-26 03:02||   2014-11-26 03:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "Send more money and arms."

Then we switch.
Posted by swksvolFF 2014-11-26 12:59||   2014-11-26 12:59|| Front Page Top










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