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Brendar
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Baiji, iraq is fully under the control of the sunni arabs


Thats how I call it because Dash is a sunni group setup to fight against the shitte regime. They are supported by all arab clans in the sunni areas.
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Islamic Militant Attack on Mosul Part of Bigger Plans, Analysts Say

ERBIL, Kurdistan Confederation – Because it had been a flashpoint in the conflict between Iraq’s Shiites and Sunnis Mosul, Iraq’s second city, had a fortified presence of the Iraqi army and police. Yet, fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) did not need much time or effort to capture the city.

There was no major battle, analysts contacted by Rudaw say. The Iraqi army simply melted away. The same happened in Fallujah earlier this year, and ISIS has been in control of that city ever since. It happened again when ISIS fighters moved from Mosul into Kirkuk: the entire 47th brigade fled from Hawija.

“The officers left the checkpoints,” says Abbas Muslim, a lawyer from Mosul. “And if the officers do not fight, the soldiers will not fight, either.”

There are reports that the military was ordered out. But in Mosul the soldiers left most of their weapons behind, and opened the way for ISIS to help themselves to the helicopters and other military equipment at the military airport just outside town. The jihadists unlocked prisons, releasing members and sympathizers who would join the fight.

Many in Iraq wonder how it is possible that their army could fail so badly.

“Our soldiers are not professional,” says Muslim. But he wonders if that is the real explanation. He might speak for many when he declares that “the unexpected collapse of the army can only be explained if it is part of a bigger plan.”

A number of developments have been considered as odd. Muslim mentions how 500,000 people left the city within two days.

“Like in 1991, we were told by the media that the security would collapse, even before it did. People heard it and fled their neighborhoods. Not because of the violence around them, as ISIS would only arrive 24 hours later, but because they were made scared.”

People saw Iraqi Parliament Chairman Osama al-Nujaifi answer questions after news that Mosul had fallen. But where was Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who among wide powers he has given himself also heads the Ministry of Defence?

When he finally spoke, the premier called for a State of Emergency – impossible to impose without army and police in the city. And he asked for help from outside while -- apart from taking delivery of the first F-16 fighter from the United States -- he has refused American military help time and again.

And then Maliki called on all capable Iraqis to pick up arms and fight the ISIS -- in fact inciting militias to become active again.

He could have asked the Kurds to send in the Peshmarga forces, but he did not. And the Kurds could not reply to a request from the governor of Mosul for military help, as they first need the okay from Baghdad.

That there was a plan, people say, can be seen from the fact that many VIPs left Mosul before ISIS entered. Were they informed beforehand? Possibly, as local anti-Maliki activists are known to have sided with radical Muslims, and former army officers made deals with al-Qaida.

ISIS, which was born in Iraq under the wings of the most radical fighters in al-Qaida, has been diminished in Syria over the past months. It has been eyeing Iraq as the alternative for its vision of an Islamic Caliphate. That is why it got a hold on Fallujah and is still trying to conquer Ramadi.

Some analysts say that capturing Mosul means a change of plan.

“They decided to take the northern route to Baghdad, when things did not work out in Ramadi,” says journalist Khidher Domle, who is specialized in war and peace issues. The new route passes by Kirkuk and Tikrit; the first battles are already being fought around Kirkuk.

So who is helping ISIS to the new equipment the fighters were showing off when entering Mosul? The TV images of the long column of vehicles mounted with rocket launchers and guns have greatly impressed many civilians.

The answer, says Domle, is Iran: “It wants to open a big gap between the Sunnis and Shiites. You can hear most people, even the more simple ones, say that Iran is behind it.”

Iran has been supporting Maliki ever since he came to office some eight years ago. What has he got to gain by the chaos that ISIS is causing? It could help unite the Shiites behind him, out of fear that ISIS will also take over Baghdad and rob them of their power. And that could be helpful in forming the awaited new government, as the Kurds and Sunnis have not been willing to work with Maliki again.

There are some indications the chaos is controlled. In Mosul, guards have been placed at the banks and the government buildings. But the office holding details of the population was burned down, erasing information about who is registered and owns possessions in the city. And what to make of the fact that the Kurdish-held eastern neighborhoods were left untouched by ISIS?

What a risk Maliki is taking, if this analysis is correct. People in Baghdad are now worried about when ISIS will reach the city. Within days, they fear, considering the progress the militants have made so far. While militias are getting ready to receive them warmly, civilians must decide to leave, or stay and sit it out.

Source: http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/110620141
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"If Turkey allows itself interfere in the matter of Kerkûk because of a few thousand Turkmen, we will do the same with regard to Diyarbakir (Amed) and other Kurdistani cities in Turkey because of 30 million Kurds." - President Masoud Barzanî
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ISIS have told people they won't stop till Baghdad
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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alasha
Jun 11 14, 9:31
Islamic Militant Attack on Mosul Part of Bigger Plans, Analysts Say


Iran has been supporting Maliki ever since he came to office some eight years ago. What has he got to gain by the chaos that ISIS is causing? It could help unite the Shiites behind him, out of fear that ISIS will also take over Baghdad and rob them of their power. And that could be helpful in forming the awaited new government, as the Kurds and Sunnis have not been willing to work with Maliki again.
ISIS hates Shia, Iran and Persia


I'm pretty sure that Turkey and Saudi Arabia are behind this. Turkish government knew about this even before Mosul occupation. They warned own people before the assault started. Also, Turkish diplomats and other workers are very save in Mosul and don’t fear ISIS at all. Why? Because they are allies!

The USA does support Turkish and Saudi Arabian Al-Qaeda terrorist governments.
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Mousli kids wear abandonded maliki militia uniforms

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Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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Look st Ali Ghedan and Abud Qambar lol

Instead of leading the fight in Mosul they fled to Erbil

Or MAYBE their Iraqi GPS ran out of oil!? haha
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Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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ISIS militants remove border line between Iraq and Syria to mark its control over region:

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ISIS transfers maliki captured gears to Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyc1pllY43I
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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maliki gears captured by isis in Mosul
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Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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Iraq crisis: Militants attack Tikrit after taking Mosul
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Islamist insurgents have attacked the Iraqi city of Tikrit after overrunning Mosul, security sources say.

They say the militants are now in control of some parts of Tikrit - Saddam Hussein's hometown which lies just 150km (95 miles) north of Baghdad.

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has vowed to fight back against the jihadists and punish those in the security forces who have deserted.

The insurgents are from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).

As many as 500,000 people fled Mosul after the militants attacked there. The head of the Turkish mission in Mosul and 48 officials are among many people being held by the militants, Turkish officials say.

The insurgents moved quickly south, entering the town of Baiji late on Tuesday before moving on towards Tikrit.

Heavy clashes are reported in Tikrit, with dozens of insurgents reportedly fighting security forces near the headquarters of the Salaheddin provincial government in the city centre.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27800319

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Reports: ISIS has wrested control over half part of Tikrit, Salahadin province.

https://twitter.com/RudawEnglish/status/476718234134392832
"Kurdino! Bibin yek; eger hûn nebin yek, hûn ê herin yek bi yek." - Cigerxwîn.
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What goes around comes around. I hope that the USA is about to realise that they are choosing the wrong allies, by helping Al-Qaeda and backing terrorist countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia.


We are the mighty warriors, lords of the Middle East. We will liberate e the whole region from the Turks, arabs, Persian and other terrorists...
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ISIS takes over Salahadin's Tikrit and says "we are heading for baghdad"

http://rudaw.net/sorani/middleeast/iraq/1106201417
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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Tikrit under sisi

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http://www.kurdiu.org/details.php?section=hawal&lang=1&type=1&id=8870
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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isis terrorists killing maliki militias in anbar saying why do you come to anbar to fight sunnis

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https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=737208633007925
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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Shia Muslims in the Middle East are in crisis, they have to fight for their own survival against Sunni Muslim Arabs and Turks!


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^^ none of our concerns :)

Rudaw English
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‪#‎Kirkuk‬ governor: Withdrawal of the Iraqi army was not pre-panned. We knew ‪#‎Iraqi‬ army would not implement its duty.

#Iraqi political leaders convene tonight at the house of Ibrahim Jaffari in Baghdad to discuss current situation. #twitterkurds

From the Kurdish side, Barham Salih and Roj Nuri Shaways would attend tonight's meeting at Jaffari house. #twitterkurds

Gorran leader Nawshirwan Mustafa has also been invited to the meeting in #Baghdad, but declinded attend. #twitterkurds
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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maliki police are now at it lol

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=708626835870319
Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time.
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Saddams village under control of ISIS.
"Kurdino! Bibin yek; eger hûn nebin yek, hûn ê herin yek bi yek." - Cigerxwîn.
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"All of Tikrit is in the hands of the militants,” an Iraqi police colonel told AFP.

http://rt.com/news/165340-turkish-consulate-mosul-qaeda/
"Kurdino! Bibin yek; eger hûn nebin yek, hûn ê herin yek bi yek." - Cigerxwîn.
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I might have misunderstood the meaning of cowardice! My view about cowardice just reached a whole new level! I know that there a handful of cowards, but never have I heard a whole army to surrender!!!! Crazy, really crazy...

About Bashar, he can go fk himself if he's thinking about helping us, I hope ISIS begins targeting regime and Qaeda forces again. The idiot helped ISIS, and now he sees the threat since Kurds don't want to engage in this war
Edited by Xoybun, Jun 12 14, 4:12.
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Just so all of you know, many of ISIS higher officers are ex-Ba'athists, so they have the mentality of Saddam. We should never trust them if they say they won't attack SK, because they will 100% if they are already at war with WK
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Zagros why did you did like the post above!
What I did Alan? I liked the infos...Sorry but i really don't understand. I can't see the edit, delete, quote, report buttons, maybe this caused some problem. :shrug:
Edited by Zagros, Jun 12 14, 7:08.
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We should send an armed donkey to Baghdad...Iraqi army will surrender and then we can take over Baghdad. They will never bark about Kurdistan being theirs again
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Daash TV Channel called Rafidin haha

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