Quote of the Day, German Development Minister Gerd Muller: Who is financing these forces? I think it is Qatar
Thought of the day: Murder will out
19th Aug: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights states that Daash has more than 50000 fighters in Syria and another 30000 in Iraq. It has recruited 6000 fighters in the last month alone and of these 1000 are foreign fighters.
Daash’s strength in Syria is expected to grow as more and more fighters from rival rebel groups join its ranks and it’s supporters abroad make it to the shores of its crazy Caliphate.
20th Aug: Iraqi Shia Marja from Kadhmain, Hussein Ismail al-Sadr replies to queries by Shia believers that the protection of the lives, property and well being of the Yazidis is a humanitarian and religious obligation irrespective of the fact that they are not people of the book. He stated that the doors of Kadhmiya are open to those displaced and calls the persecution by Daash as unIslamic.
20th Aug: The Iraqi army is drawing up plans to dislodge Daash fighters from their siege of Amerli in Salah Al Din province. The plan involves opening up of a road link to Amerli by bombing Daash positions with airstrikes. Daash has laid siege for Amerli after it was unable to invade and occupy the area.
20th Aug: Peshmerga advances towards Rabia, 95 km north west of Mosul, has led to an exodus of Sunni Arab families that are heading towards the Syrian border. A similar exodus took place when the Peshmergas approached Wana, 25 km north west of Mosul. The Sunni Arab refugees are heading toward the west or Daash held territory as opposed to towards Kurdistan in anticipation of heavy fighting that is expected.
20th Aug: Outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki instructs The officials responsible to make sure that displaced people from Amerli are supplied with food rations, refugee accommodation, medical supplies and other compensation. Those that need medical treatment abroad can have their travel facilitated.
20th Aug: Ibrahim Mohammed, a leader within the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP) in Kirkuk is assassinated at his residence by unidentified gunmen.
20th Aug: 25000 Iraqis are travelling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj/pilgrimage.
20th Aug: After brutally executing Foley, Daash warns Obama that the fate of another American Stephen Gul Sutlov, depends on Obama’s future course of action.
Cali Foley, sister of slain journalist asks for people to respect their families’ privacy in their hour of grief. YouTube remove the video of the scribes brutal execution.
20th Aug: Kurdish Parliamentarians return to their government posts in Baghdad. The Kurds had withdrawn on the 8th of August following comments made by Nouri Al Maliki that the Kurds were harbouring Daash. Kurdish politician Hoshiyar Zabari has also returned as Foreign Minister after Maliki called on all sides to help the new administration.
20th Aug: The Iraqi Air Force carries out air strikes on Daash positions in Anbar, Salah Id Din, and Babil provinces. 35 Daash fighters are reported killed and 11 vehicles destroyed.
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20th Aug: Armed Houthi rebels enter Sanaa and set up protest camps. Armed Houthi rebels have set up checkpoints around their camps and are demanding that the government of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi resign over increasing prices, in particular those of fuel.
Short Analysis: What has been the outcome of Daash’s advance for Iraq’s different sects and players?
Daash’s advance has primarily resulted in the ethnic cleansing/division of Iraq. Iraq now resembles Baghdad after its sectarian violence of 2006. The Shias in the north can never return and will be resettled in the South. The Kurds will also head to their enclave and almost all Sunni Iraqis will leave areas where Shias and Kurds dominate.
The return of communities is next to impossible. There is no force that can guarantee the protection of Iraq’s ethnic groups in places where they are either a minority or surrounded by other communities.
The Kurds have been the clear winners so far. Politically, militarily, and territorially. They can now bargain for confessions like never before. They will likely gain economic autonomy and will continue to pump oil through Turkey. Their armed forces will grow stronger and their relations with the rest of the world will improve at the cost of Iraq. Their move away from their demand of independence has been a calculated one. They gain more by staying than by leaving. They can always leave when Iraq is collapsing or disintegrating in the future; a very real and foreseeable outcome now that the country is segregated. And they can build their strength by then.
The Shia militias have gained/will gain power in the south like never before and through them Iran’s influence will grow. The Iraqi state owes its survival to militias and volunteers that answered Sistani’s general call to arms. Most militia fighters will join different branches of the Iraqi Armed forces and will become a state within a state. The recent dependence of the Iraqi state on the Shia militias will make it even harder for any measures to be taken to curtail their growing power. An exception has been Moqtada Sadr’s militia that has lost ground because of its aversion to sectarian violence.
The power of the militias will be a contentious issue and Sunni Arab politicians will press on the next government to act against sectarian forces. And this will probably be one of the reasons why any future government will dither and fall or at least stop functioning effectively.
The Sunni Arabs will now start to fight Daash in their territory. If they leave the fight for the Iraqi government, most of Anbar will resemble most of Syria. The invasive Shia Iraqi Army will not have affinity for local architecture and will not try to fight door to door. They will prefer bombing it all and protecting themselves. Also for most Sunnis the dilemma of acting against Daash that claims to be championing their interests will be similar to the dilemma of the Iraqi government if it had to fight Shia militias. Their future for now seems bleak. They don’t face suicide bombings or car bombs, but they do face air strikes and artillery in the near future.
The absolute losers so far have been the minorities that have no internal or immediate strength/backing: the Christians and the Yazidis and the Shabaqs. Most of these sects will either now abandon Iraq or live on the margins of the Kurdish state.
The Peshmergas whose name translates to those that rush towards death/face death/stay in front of death or any other mythical characteristic abandoned their positions in Sinjar and fled the onslaught of Daash leaving the locals to fend/face death for themselves. These locals had asked to leave but the Peshmergas, comfortable in the assumption that Daash was fighting Baghdad, had promised to fight and protect them. A betrayal less dastardly than the US betrayal of both the Shias and the Kurds during the first Gulf War because America’s betrayal was calculated while that of the Kurds was out of self preservation.
The simple reason why the Shias fight better in the south and the Kurds better in the north against Daash is because they belong there. The Iraqi Shia army had no real motivation to stay and fight in Mosul and compared to the Kurds, they were completely demoralised by the corruption of their higher ups. The Kurds on the other hand were willing to die for their homeland. Sinjar was not their homeland.
Daash has also achieved something unique. It has brought out the most vicious aspects of Saudis/Qatari/UAE brand of Islam and forced even these countries to introspect. It has distinguished for most intelligent Muslims the big line dividing Shia Islam and Sunni Islam, the thin one dividing Orthodox Sunni Islam and Salafism (it is not that the difference is minor, but the shifting from one belief system to the other has been an easy one for most Sunnis; for instance it is easier for a Sunni to change his views to that of a Salafi than for him to even consider the Jafari school of thought) and the blurred thin line between Wahabbism and Takfir.
@Mindfriedo: “Resilient Daash
Quote of the Day, German Development Minister Gerd Muller: Who is financing these forces? I think it is Qatar.
HASBARA!
Qatar, Brotherhood and Hamas are getting the flack.
The financier Saudi Arabia, as usual getting the pass.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Mindfriedo: “Peshmerga advances towards Rabia, 95 km north west of Mosul, has led to an exodus of Sunni Arab families that are heading towards the Syrian border. A similar exodus took place when the Peshmergas approached Wana, 25 km north west of Mosul. The Sunni Arab refugees are heading toward the west or Daash held territory as opposed to towards Kurdistan in anticipation of heavy fighting that is expected.”
You keep saying over and over again, Kurds and Sunni, as they are mutually exclusive.
Do you know the majority religion of the Kurds is?
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Mindfriedo: “Daash has also achieved something unique. It has brought out the most vicious aspects of Saudis/Qatari/UAE brand of Islam and forced even these countries to introspect. It has distinguished for most intelligent Muslims the big line dividing Shia Islam and Sunni Islam, the thin one dividing Orthodox Sunni Islam and Salafism (it is not that the difference is minor, but the shifting from one belief system to the other has been an easy one for most Sunnis; for instance it is easier for a Sunni to change his views to that of a Salafi than for him to even consider the Jafari school of thought) and the blurred thin line between Wahabbism and Takfir.”
EXCELLENT! But,
Salaf is not Wahabbism. There are Shia who are Salaf. Most good Muslims are Salaf and majority of the Brotherhood are Salaf.
You are confusing Wahhabi with Salaf, though you are right that there is a thin line between Wahabbism and Takfiris. Thus, your quote should read like:
“…the thin one dividing Orthodox Sunni Islam and Wahabbism (it is not that the difference is minor, but the shifting from one belief system to the other has been an easy one for most Sunnis; for instance it is easier for a Sunni to change his views to that of a Wahhabi than for him to even consider the Jaffari (Shia) school of thought and the blurred thin line between Wahabbism and Takfiris.”
The Salafs are not terrorists.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
Salam Mohamed,
You try and correct things that don’t need correcting at times, forcing me to repeat the obvious. But it might help clarify things for others as well. So here goes:
“The financier Saudi Arabia, as usual getting the pass.”
I tried to elaborate or mention each one responsible for Daash: It has brought out the most vicious aspects of Saudis/Qatari/UAE brand of Islam.
Nobody is giving a pass to or being fooled by Saudi or Qatar or the west.
“You keep saying over and over again, Kurds and Sunni, as they are mutually exclusive.”
The refugees heading west are Sunni Arabs not Sunni Kurds or Shia Kurds or Shia Arabs. They are specifically Sunni Arabs. The conflict, like the Lebanese civil war, involves more than just sects, but ethnic and political groups as well. When Turkoman Shias flee from Daash I make sure to mention their ethnic group not just their religious affiliation.
“You are confusing Wahhabi with Salaf”
-the thin one dividing Orthodox Sunni Islam and Salafism and the blurred thin line between Wahabbism and Takfir.-
I have removed the parenthesis for you to read more clearly. For those that believe that Salafism and Wahabism is far apart, Salafism is not being related to Takfir, Wahabism is.
And for those who believe they are one and the same, Salafism/Wahabism is being compared to Takfir. It is word play. It does not need correction.
Moreover, it is not my job to distinguish for people the fine differences between Salafism and Wahabisim. Just like an informed Sunni will not correct another ignorant Sunni for saying that Shias killed Imam Hussain (as) and cry out of repentance.
Regards
Mindfriedo
Now that the Kurds are ethnic cleansing Arabs from the areas they capture who will call for bombing them? Some people in Kurdistan have already claimed that their Arab population are IS supporters so we may see some actual massacres to speed up the cleansing.
It appears the Kurds have choosen an ugly divisive path that will probably cost them dearly in the near future.
Salam Mindfriedo,
If Kurds are mostly Sunnis then you are missing the big picture. How come that the Kurds all these years until the very end, didn’t blame Noor al-Malaki for sectarianism.
Until the very end, until they all cahoot together, including Sistani, Iran, America, Kurds, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia … to get rid of Noor al-Malaki, for the remnants of Saddam Baathist.
So, it has nothing to do sectarian and/or Shia/Sunni as you keep parroting.
BTW, originally my family comes from Najaf, Iraq.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Mindfriedo: “Moreover, it is not my job to distinguish for people the fine differences between Salafism and Wahabisim. Just like an informed Sunni will not correct another ignorant Sunni for saying that Shias killed Imam Hussain (as) and cry out of repentance.”
Are you trying to say that we should hide the TRUTH.
Salafinism and Wahabbism are miles apart. Like I said, most Muslims including Shia like to be called, Salaf.
However, Wahhabis as being ashamed of being Wahhabis, hide themselves under different labels.
1. Sunni
2. Salaf
3. Hambali
4. Deobandi
5. Ahle Hadith
6. So on and so on
Ask any Sunni on this blog, if they consider Wahhabis to be Sunnis. Most of them already voiced their opinion regarding this.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
Now the Full speech delivered by Hezbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on Friday August 15, 2014 makes a lot more sense! I was beginning to wonder what the hell he was talking about since he sounded almost Israeli and that crazy nato chief.
And talking about passes.. I see Turkey got a pass, the US got a hall pass and Jordan got the mess hall pass.. Qatar at least has a dog in the fight.. For the others its more like they just enjoy dog fights because of the blood and profits.
As a test, someone should look up how much it cost to support 100,000 afghans to fight the soviets.. That was in 1990 dollars when oil was under $10 and money was no object, debt was manageable etc etc etc.. Bin laden has a billionaire father and Regan had an unlimited credit card for freedom.
@Alien Tech: “As a test, someone should look up how much it cost to support 100,000 afghans to fight the soviets.. That was in 1990 dollars when oil was under $10 and money was no object, debt was manageable etc etc etc.. Bin laden has a billionaire father and Regan had an unlimited credit card for freedom.”
Here is Saudi Arabia HASBARA, for your question.
SAUDI HASBARA!
Read it fully, and very, very carefully! ~:)
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Alien Tech: “And talking about passes.. I see Turkey got a pass, the US got a hall pass and Jordan got the mess hall pass.. Qatar at least has a dog in the fight.. For the others its more like they just enjoy dog fights because of the blood and profits.”
And, Israel got the hospital pass! ~:)
Best regards,
Mohamed.
I think, the most important part of Nasrallah speach was the one insisting on bypassing all divisions, sectarianism, etc etc, even between different religions, like multitude of Christians – and focus on the common goal; defending the very humanity from the dark forces, that are using those differences to weaken nations and tribes and make them fight each other, instead of common enemy, that always hides in shade. It doesn’t matter which shade of islam or other religion one professes – important is, if one is a human being or a psychopath without any conscience. And there’s the similar percentage of them in any religion; One can see how ISIL is saturated with that kind of humanoids, because they kill for money, the same, as their zionist masters who use them.
Learning more about psychopathy and ‘science of evil being used in political arena – ponerology’ would give us much better tools of recognizing evil, before it arms itself to destroy human part of population, instead of quarelling about the nuances of religious lore. God is One, Koran is one of many holy books, and each of them is being channelled by different humans in different historical periods, but seeing past such divisions is a mark of truly developed human soul and Nasrallah is one of them. He knows when is a time to put all minor differences aside for the final battle with Evil archons, occupying humanity since time many thousand years;
Remember satanist Albert Pike and his prophecy of 3 world wars? You can google it.
It’s good to refresh what the third one will be about:
“…”The Third World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences caused by the “agentur” of the “Illuminati” between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each other. Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and economical exhaustion. We shall unleash the Nihilists and the atheists, and we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will show clearly to the nations the effect of absolute atheism, origin of savagery and of the most bloody turmoil. Then everywhere, the citizens, obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries, will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude, disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will from that moment be without compass or direction, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing where to render its adoration, will receive the true light through the universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in the public view. This manifestation will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time.” 4
Since the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001, world events, and in particular in the Middle East, show a growing unrest and instability between Modern Zionism and the Arabic World. This is completely in line with the call for a Third World War to be fought between the two, and their allies on both sides. This Third World War is still to come, and recent events show us that it is not far off. …”
3 or 4 months ago Sadia Arabia said that it would field an army of 50,000 to fight against Syria. At the time no one believed there clean.but there it is trained, financed and in place. but that size of an army cannot be trained in 3 months. while the Saudi’s undoubtedly financed this, the question remains as to who provided the weapons and the training. is Pakistan in any way connected?
As to the Salafi and Wahabbi, in Lebanon it was the Salafi that were at the core of actions against the Lebanese government and against Syria.
Wahabbi or Salafi, they have at least one thing in common, they hate Shias. Alawis, Druze, Christians, zorosatrian, Yazidis..
There are very ‘tolerant’ to any thing not Sunni!
@Anonymous: ” I think, the most important part of Nasrallah speach was the one insisting on bypassing all divisions, sectarianism, etc etc, even between different religions, like multitude of Christians – and focus on the common goal; defending the very humanity from the dark forces, that are using those differences to weaken nations and tribes and make them fight each other, ….”
Dearest Anonymous,
Excellent! ~:)
This is not only Nasrallah is saying, but Iran too. They are both saying forget the sectarianism and so are the Sunnis too.
I remember before the Syria and Arab Spring fiasco, that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia praying in front of Prophet Mohammad (saws) tomb. All the Royal Family and those VIPs around him standing in SHOCK, not knowing what to do. He was also complementing “women rights” in Saudi Arabia, including allowing women to drive.
Then the winds of the sectarianism started blowing and the rest is history.
Hopefully, due to Goddess ISIS, the World is together and sectarianism is the past, including the extreme Wahabbism.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Les: “As to the Salafi and Wahabbi, in Lebanon it was the Salafi that were at the core of actions against the Lebanese government and against Syria.”
Most of the Salafis belong to the Brotherhood. A “Brother Keeper” organization against the Colonization and British Rule.
Then the things got out of control in Syria, due to both Qatar and Saudi Arabia supporting the “Brotherhood”. An outside influence. Also, Saudi Arabia filled the territory of Syria with Wahhabis terrorists.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Anonymous: “Wahabbi or Salafi, they have at least one thing in common, they hate Shias. Alawis, Druze, Christians, zorosatrian, Yazidis..
There are very ‘tolerant’ to any thing not Sunni!
Dearest Anonymous,
The Wahhabis are not even tolerant to Sunni too, as can be seen in Bangladesh, India, China and other countries.
Salafis are both Sunni and Shia.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Mindfriedo: “Moreover, it is not my job to distinguish for people the fine differences between Salafism and Wahabisim. Just like an informed Sunni will not correct another ignorant Sunni for saying that Shias killed Imam Hussain (as) and cry out of repentance.”
Salam dearest brother,
I am not a practicing Muslim. You will rather find me in a Rock and Roll concert than in a mosque.
Anyone who thinks on this blog that I am out here to convert anyone, has lost all her/his marbles. However, I love my Shia Religion and would love for others to know what Shiaism is?
Period.
Wa’Salam,
Mohamed.
@Les
Saudi arabia currently employes a large number of Egyptian and Pakistani mercinaries to defend it’s borders. It’s very possible that they are the ones providing the training.
@Saker
In regards to the abandonment of Sinjar by the Peshmerga, it’s widely speculated amongst the Kurds that the commander in charge of such a retreat was bribed the same way the origional sunnis commanders were to give ISIS it’s first footholds in Iraq. The Yezidis are considerd kurds as much as any other Kurd and Sinjar has been widely considerd to be a kurdish village, making this betrayl all the more horrific. There was absolulty no reason for the Peshmerga to retreat from Sinjar that day or to allow Mosul dam from being taken. IMHO it’s the KRGs lack of commitment to this fight that has screwed them over, for some reason they imagine that if they just sit back and defend their borders they wil be left alone, with an IS growing just outside. The Kurds are widely disolusioned with Iraq and Arabs altogether and are very reluctant to commit to a fight that they do not consider theirs, however this is no longer the reality.
Up untill now the US has been activly working to strangle the formation of a Kurdish state http://www.dailysabah.com/americas/2014/07/31/us-court-orders-to-seize-kurdish-oil-off-texas
A point that comes into question is Irans relationship with the KRG and their proposed oil pipeline deals.
http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/29042014
From what i understand this should be illegal under the current sanctions??? Why is the US activly attempting to block Kurdish oil exports by tanker but hasn’t raised a word agaisnt this deal?? This further coincides with the notion that Iran has betrayed Russia and is now in bed with the Americans.
Another Saudi HASBARA!
“In March, the European Parliament adopted a special resolution on Saudi Arabia linking the rise of the Salafist jihadist groups in the Middle East to the kingdom.”
Salafist jihadist groups? What Bullshit! ~:)
Both Sunni and Shia are Salafist!. It should read, “Wahhabis jihadist groups! Lots of people are mouthing Saudi Hasbara that it is Salafist and not Wahhabis.
“He wrote that the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, which make up the doctrinal foundations of the Saudi state, call on people to learn tolerance and support the rights of men and women.”
Buhaha! Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and tolerance. It is poles apart, like North and South! He massacred lots of Sunnis in Saudi and stole their properties. And, for five successive years he went to Karbala, Iraq and massacred the Shia Pilgrims, 10,000 at a time, and stole all the donated Gold from the Mosques.
I guess the Petrodollars have lots of strength these days.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
Here’s Pakistan role in all it?
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/11/06/saudi_arabias_shadow_war
@KRG: “Saudi arabia currently employes a large number of Egyptian and Pakistani mercinaries to defend it’s borders. It’s very possible that they are the ones providing the training.”
Spot on! ~:)
@KRG: “The Yezidis are considerd kurds as much as any other Kurd and Sinjar has been widely considerd to be a kurdish village, making this betrayl all the more horrific.”
It is nothing but an illusion. George Orwell comes to mind.
@KRG: “From what i understand this should be illegal under the current sanctions??? Why is the US activly attempting to block Kurdish oil exports by tanker but hasn’t raised a word agaisnt this deal?? This further coincides with the notion that Iran has betrayed Russia and is now in bed with the Americans.”
Hasbara! Divide and Rule. If anyone should be shouting betrayal it ought be Iran and not Russia.
All those years for non-existent Nuclear, it was Russia who kept on imposing sanctions on Iran in the UN. Also, Russia failed many a times on its commitment to Iran. So, let us not go there!
Russia recent quietness was deafening for the recent Gaza War. Again, let us not go there!
Best regards,
Mohamed.
Pepe Escobar
“And then there’s this ultimate plot twist; a pearl by a dissident Saudi researcher (in Arabic). He argues, in detail, that IS is essentially a revival of “pure” Wahhabism; not only that IS comes from outside the House of Saud’s dominions – in Iraq and the Levant – but tries hard to shatter the monarchy’s legitimacy.
The House of Saud’s counterpunch to the Arab Spring was (and remains) all about destroying or at least isolating the Muslim Brotherhood as an alternative Islamic rule/role model. Yet now comes IS – brimming with religious justification (however warped); military know-how; and an army of true – and well paid – believers.”
Best regards,
Mohamed.
France wants Arabs, Iran, Security Council members to tackle Islamic State
“(Reuters) – France said on Wednesday it wanted the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and regional countries, including Arab states and Iran, to coordinate action against the Islamic State, the insurgents who control parts of Iraq and Syria.
“In our minds and we hope that it will be possible … we want not only all the regional countries, including Arab states and Iran, but the five members of the Security Council, also to join this action,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told lawmakers.”
Best regards,
Mohamed.
@Mindfriedo: “Armed Houthi rebels enter Sanaa and set up protest camps. Armed Houthi rebels have set up checkpoints around their camps and are demanding that the government of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi resign over increasing prices, in particular those of fuel.”
What do you mean by Armed? Everyone in Yemen in Armed.
What do you mean by Rebels?
Both USA and Saudi recently had elections in Yemen after many people sacrificing their lives.
Only one candidate was allowed to run in this Presidential Election. The incumbent Vice President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
Guess who won the election for President?
How about calling the Houtis by their proper names instead of calling them Rebels?
Or, are we parroting the Hasbara?
Best regards,
Mohamed.
ISIS was trained in Jordan by US, is run out of US embassy in Ankara, and the go-ahead to launch them was given at an Atlanticist meeting.
See ‘ISIS Unveiled the Identity of te Insurgency in Syria and Iraq’. It’s on NSNBC International which has excellent insider info.
‘Al-Maliki Fires General After Troops Allege Treason’: Iraqi troops at Mosul reeived orders thru the chain of command to leave Mosul.
ISIS was trained in Jordan by US, is run out of US embassy in Ankara, and the go-ahead to launch them was given at an Atlanticist meeting.
See ‘ISIS Unveiled the Identity of te Insurgency in Syria and Iraq’. It’s on NSNBC International which has excellent insider info.
‘Al-Maliki Fires General After Troops Allege Treason’: Iraqi troops at Mosul reeived orders thru the chain of command to leave Mosul.