#Iraq #ISIS freed 1440 prisoners from Badush prison in #Mosul pic.twitter.com/VYfzaIXmpy
...As well as police stations, (click here) army bases and the airport, the insurgents have captured two prisons and freed 1,200 prisoners, many of them Isis fighters. Roads out of Mosul are choked with refugees heading for what they hope is safety in Kurdish-held territory....
This really is a failure for the Kurds. But, the Kurds have also contributed to the instability in the region. To some extent they should have expected it. Mosul was part of Iraqi Kurdistan.
...Iraq's Kurds need stability in Mosul, which is just one hour's drive from the KRG capital of Irbil.
Many Kurds live in or around eastern Mosul and ISIS control of the city could pose a grave security threat to the Iraqi Kurdish region, which prides itself on providing a safe environment for investors....
This is exactly what the 2006 National Security Estimate addressed. The war in Iraq spawned more and more jihadist groups than it ever defeated.
...ISIS is a jihadist group that is very active and holds a lot of influence in both Iraq and Syria. The group has been linked to other terrorist organizations, such as Al Quida. Indeed, the group is in fact an offshoot of Al Qaeda and its forces are now among the most active in both Syria and Iraq. Many of the fighters in the group are actually foreign born jihadist driven by ideology, not any sense of local patriotism or desire for freedom....
It really up to the PPK in what occurs now. Will they give Turkey relief from attacks and act to secure the state of Nineveh. The Kurds were in the process of declaring an independence from Iraq. This entire state has been considered an autonomous region. Now, it is up to the jihadists and the PPK as to what occurs.
This is exactly what the 2006 National Security Estimate addressed. The war in Iraq spawned more and more jihadist groups than it ever defeated.
...ISIS is a jihadist group that is very active and holds a lot of influence in both Iraq and Syria. The group has been linked to other terrorist organizations, such as Al Quida. Indeed, the group is in fact an offshoot of Al Qaeda and its forces are now among the most active in both Syria and Iraq. Many of the fighters in the group are actually foreign born jihadist driven by ideology, not any sense of local patriotism or desire for freedom....
It really up to the PPK in what occurs now. Will they give Turkey relief from attacks and act to secure the state of Nineveh. The Kurds were in the process of declaring an independence from Iraq. This entire state has been considered an autonomous region. Now, it is up to the jihadists and the PPK as to what occurs.
...Kurdish controlled areas of Iraq (click here) have been a relative bastion of peace and stability. The Kurds have been able to largely keep Jihadists out of their territory and their well-developed police and military forces have provided tight security in the Kurdish regions. Kurdish troops have successfully conquered Mosul previously, though it is not clear is the Kurdish military will intervene now.
Either way, it’s unlikely that the extremist Jihadists and more secular Kurdish will make good neighbors. Kurds in Syria have already come into conflict with Jihadists. Kurdish people tend to be more closely aligned with other Kurds, rather than any particular nation-state. As such, the widening rift between Kurds in Syria and ISIS could play a major role in Iraq....
It is all about natural resources and whom controls them. The Iraqi forces simply left when they came under attack.
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (click here) move on Baiji as reports emerge of fighting in Tikrit and Kirkuk.
It is all about natural resources and whom controls them. The Iraqi forces simply left when they came under attack.
Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (click here) move on Baiji as reports emerge of fighting in Tikrit and Kirkuk.
...Some 250 guards at the refinery in Baiji withdrew to another town after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants sent a delegation of tribal chiefs to persuade them to pull out.
The militants, in around 60 vehicles, moved into the city overnight and released prisoners in the town....
The prisoners are as good as fresh recruits, if they are fighting condition.
...The militants also seized the Turkish consulate in the city and reportedly kidnapped the head of the diplomatic mission and 24 staff members, according to police.
Families have made their way into the Kurdistan region, which has its own military force the Peshmerga.
Bodies of soldiers and policemen have been left in the street, according to reports....
The militants will hit Kirkuk soon and at that point the Kurds will decide their outcome.
McCain will call for arm shipments into Iraq to side with whatever entity best serves the political interests of The West. Then the PKK along side newly armed Kurdish forces will attack the jihadists while the people flee to refugee camps. Who are we to say the militias don't have a right to kill each other?
McCain will call for arm shipments into Iraq to side with whatever entity best serves the political interests of The West. Then the PKK along side newly armed Kurdish forces will attack the jihadists while the people flee to refugee camps. Who are we to say the militias don't have a right to kill each other?
