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Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader threatens to strike Kurdish interests

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Shafaq News / The leader of (Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq) League of the Righteous in Iraq , Qais al-Khazali said that what is happening in the country is a "Barzani , Duri and Daash plot".

Al- Khozai said in a televised speech about the recent crises in the country from the fall of cities under control of armed men and talked about Kurdistan Confederation President , Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Baath Party, Izzat al-Duri and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant organization, known as Daash.

The security events in Iraq have accelerated over the last few days, where militants took of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant controlled on the city of Mosul, 400 km north of Baghdad.

Militants and insurgents headed towards Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces widely and entered Tikrit city and controlled the city.

The Iraqi forces withdrew abruptly from their positions in Mosul , Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces , leaving behind their weapons.

Khazali said "We warn of a plot and scheme sponsored by neighboring and regional countries to ignite sectarian strife and we also said that there is a need for a national consensus in support of the security services."

Khazali believed that one reason for the crisis is that those who are running the security file are "incompetent" and there are "corrupted leaders ".

He talked about what he called as a planned plot by " Barzani , Duri and Daash plot led to the collapse of the security situation," adding that "the Kurdish leaders gave orders to the officers and high ranks to withdraw, as well as military Baathist leaders in the army that encouraged the withdrawal of the officers and ranks."

Khazali said that "the Kurdish leaders seized the headquarters of the army and the weapons and equipment, and took control of the disputed areas after the withdrawal of the army."

"I would not turn a blind eye. We will not allow to abandon Iraq's right , who don’t know us let him know who are we and this is a clear threat to Kurdish leaders who are the reason for what the situation has reached and they will pay the price if caused the shedding of the blood of our people in the areas under their control."

He added, "we will act wisely and a planned pace, but will not tolerate on those who want to hurt the Iraqi people as our threaten does not include unarmed people and civilians, but the threat includes their security forces, political and economic interests."

The League of the Righteous (Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq ) had been established in 2004 as one of the factions of the Mahdi Army, led by cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, under the name of Special Groups and assumed the leadership of the group since its establishment by Qais al-Khazali with Abdul Hadi al-Darraji and Akram al-Kaabi.

The movement started working since 2004 as a brigade of the Mahdi Army, but with the beginning of 2006, the movement works in more independent way from the rest of army’s brigades as it has started working completely independently after the announcement of freezing Mehdi Army in 2008, even after the establishment of Moqtada al-Sadr for al-Wayom al-Mawood Brigade, the League of the Righteous refused to return to the Sadrist movement and join the brigade.

http://english.shafaaq.com/index.php/politics/10172-asa-ib-ahl-al-haq-leader-threatens-to-strike-kurdish-interests

Leader of Iranian backed Shia Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq accuse Kurdish leaders of plotting against #Iraq & threatens that it would not be tolerated.

https://twitter.com/RudawEnglish/status/478220226296053760
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ALAN
Jun 15 14, 3:03
ISIS caught these fleeing maliki soldiers they asked them "where are your uniforms" they replied "we were at a lake swimming our cloths were stolen by some kids"

lol
Hahah any socure on this?
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Jun 16 14, 1:50
^^ you guys should listen to Anana Fitnawi again, going off at us and our hero Peshmergas.....
I hope you guys don't mentions this women again, shes constantly speaks and bashes everybody even the journalists xD . Apart from shia, shes hates everybody sunnis, kurds, americans, europeans etc. People like her or shahristani are not worth mentioning at all.
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Not confirmed - Many iraqi soldiers massacred.
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Sky news - Iraq: ISIS Murder Photos 'Designed To Enrage'


http://news.sky.com/story/1282844/iraq-isis-murder-photos-designed-to-enrage
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ISIS Claims Massacre of 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers

http://time.com/2878718/isis-claims-massacre-of-1700-iraqis/
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I won't share the photos. *shock

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New map of Iraq
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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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Baghdadi Faylis taking arms to fight for maliki instead of their Fayli towns thumbsdown

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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 has reached baghdad airport
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nice
biji kurd u kurdistan !!
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Nujaifi: Sunnis can confront terrorism but not under the banner of al-Maliki and Shiite agenda

Sunday, 15 June 2014 13:42

Shafaq News / The governor of Nineveh , Athel al-Nujaifi said on Sunday, that the Sunnis are able to expel "terrorism" from their areas, and they refuse to do so under the "banner" of Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki and the "Shiite agendas".

Nujaifi said in a statement reported for "Shafaq News", during a meeting with UN envoy in Iraq, Nikolai Miladinov that , "The people of Mosul city refuse any strange power to interfere and must use its people exclusively to stabilize it and prevent exposure to harm of any third-party ".

"The Sunnis alone are able to prevent the penetration of terrorism in their homes," adding that "you will not find anyone of them (Sunnis) who will accept to fight terrorism under the banner of al-Maliki or Shiite agenda," according to him.

He addressed al-Maliki by saying that "if you want to prevent terrorism, then you have not to confuse between political rejection of the Iraqi reality and the real terrorism.”

He added, "you must seek to rebuild the political situation in Iraq in order to ensure the existence of the real weight of Sunnis," pointing out that "it is not reasonable to call for support of the armed factions in fight against terrorism, while accuse them of terrorism."

http://english.shafaaq.com/index.php/politics/10171-nujaifi-sunnis-can-confront-terrorism-but-not-under-the-banner-of-al-maliki-and-shiite-agenda
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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Violent clashes between army and ISIL insurgents in Tal Afar

15/6/2014 14:36:00

Violent clashes broke out between the army and insurgents belonging to the so called the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in an attempt to break into the district of Tal Afar, west of Mosul.

Dozens of ISIL terrorists tried to storm the district of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, a security source in Nineveh province told PUKmedia, adding that armed clashes erupted between the ISIL insurgents and army troops backed by the sons of the tribes.

http://pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=20636
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 vs maliki forces in 3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO86UG6UtaA
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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A former commander of the iraqi army on al sharqiya tv:

iraqi army before 2003:

1.2 million soldiers

iraqi army after 2003:

1.3 million soldiers
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islamic State in iraq and the Levant (sunni's) after the liberation of the mosul state from their shia brothers

We ask the people from the state of mosul to offer their unmarried women (virgins) to perform their roles in Jihad Al Nikah (Sexual Jihad) with the mujaheeden or Jihadists (muslims who struggle in the path of allah). Anyone who disobeys, we will apply the Sharia law (cutting throat, hands, raping etc).

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ISIS is currently suffering from internal conflict, their is a divide between the ba'athy and jihadists, this will most likely turn into a real civil war in Iraq with even further divisions, also alowing kurds further opportunity to extend its reach and will be a perfect time to separate from iraq.
if this doesnt happen I will be forced to aid isis in causing a civil war.
We live together, we are oppressed together, we fight together, we succeed together, we are free together.
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I'm loving life right now xD
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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Kurdistan not to help Iraqi forces to fend off Islamic insurgents: FM

June 17, 2014

ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan Confederation 'KRG',— Kurds will not help Iraqi forces to fend off Sunni insurgents, a senior official of the Kurdistan regional government said Monday, indicating Kurdish Peshmerga military forces will give priority to defending their region.

The Peshmerga fighters "had played an important role in protecting Kurdistan," Falah Mustafa Bakir, head of the foreign relations department of the regional government, said in an interview with Kyodo News.

"We will not join (Iraqi forces) because there is no army (in Iraq)," he said.

He said the Iraqi forces have "collapsed."

"They have the most sophisticated weapons, but they did not have morale -- they did not have loyalty and they did not believe in the cause, therefore they collapsed," he said.

Baghdad's military retreated from KRG under the insurgents' assault last week.

"As far as I am concerned, we are going to stay in these areas," Bakir said, hinting at the possibility that the Kurds will continue their effective control of the Kirkuk oil field.

The Peshmerga took control of Kirkuk after the withdrawal of Iraqi forces. Bakir said Baghdad has asked the regional government to secure security in the area.

He said the foothold of the insurgents is next to Kurdistan and that "(our) neighbor is no longer the Iraqi government."

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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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Answer to Hanan Fatlawi (Fitnawi) who called Peshmerga forces 'thieves'

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Lady

Peshmerga arent thieves, your army is crap.

If the soldiers and commanders of your army are real men and have dignity, they wont throw their gears, uniforms and ranks off and run away.

Fatlawi Fitnawi, who ever gets their weapons taken off them or who hands in their weapons has no dignity (Sharaf), and now think about how many of your army did that.

http://rudaw.net/sorani/yourrudaw-16062014122505
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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Jun 17 14, 6:29
islamic State in iraq and the Levant (sunni's) after the liberation of the mosul state from their shia brothers

We ask the people from the state of mosul to offer their unmarried women (virgins) to perform their roles in Jihad Al Nikah (Sexual Jihad) with the mujaheeden or Jihadists (muslims who struggle in the path of allah). Anyone who disobeys, we will apply the Sharia law (cutting throat, hands, raping etc).

;-)
translation: "Dude we are some very horny guys and wan't to f**k your daughters in a big orgy, please provide them to us, otherwise we feel the need to cut your throats, sencerley yours."
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Clashes in Tal Afar

Posted: June 17, 2014 at 10:34 am

According to some sources, there was a fierce battle between the security forces, the tribes, and ISIS. ISIS took control of parts of Tal Afar District in the western part of Nianawa Province.

The sources said to Almada Bris, “The gunmen control Tal Afar military airport after clashes that lasted for 3 days.”

They added, “The security forces have been fighting the gunmen for 3 days without additional reinforcement.”

A source from the security forces added, “The security forces are in need of military reinforcements because they have been fighting the ISIS gunmen for 3 days.”

The head of the security forces in Tal Afar, Colonel Abu Alwalid announced on Monday the 16th that he is still fighting ISIS and that Tal Afar will be freed from ISIS within few hours.

Aliraqia channel claimed, “Colonel Abu Alwalid denies that he was attacked by the terrorists but he confirms he is well.”

“We will announce the defeat of ISIS in Tal Afar within a few hours,” said Abu Alwalid.

The news about the colonel being captured and the siege of Tal Afar by ISIS was spread on Facebook and other news agencies.

http://kirkuknow.com/english/index.php/2014/06/clashes-in-tal-afar/
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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They got 3 ISOF battalions to support them earlier today. Will be interesting to see how effective they will be.
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Kurds to the Rescue

How to Get the Kurdish Regional Goverment to Take on ISIS

By Dov Friedman and Cale Salih

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) now occupies a territory the size of Jordan, stretching from the edge of Aleppo to the outskirts of Baghdad. From there, it poses a grave threat to regional and U.S. security interests. Yet those who seek to stop it have few options. ISIS easily trounced the Iraqi security forces, which outnumbered the jihadist group 100-1. And it could likely do the same to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards that have trickled over the border to bolster the Iraqi forces; Iran’s elite fighters are simply spread too thin across Syria and Iraq. Meanwhile, the United States seems unwilling to send U.S. troops back into the fray at all.

Enter the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its skilled (and intact) peshmerga forces. The Kurds field the only proper army left in Iraq, and, for that reason, the United States and Iran will each attempt to draw the Kurds into the conflict. Yesterday, during a meeting in Tehran between Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Iranian officials reportedly asked the Kurds to join the fight against ISIS. U.S. officials apparently hope that the Kurds will step in as well. Indeed, if Washington wants to quell ISIS, the peshmerga are its best bet.

But will the United States and Iran get what they want? Some think so. Among oil executives and seasoned Iraq analysts, for example, some believe that the Kurds can be moved by the prospect of oil revenues and budgetary guarantees alone. The KRG has piped nearly three million barrels of oil to Ceyhan, Turkey, but it has struggled to sell its product on the world market -- not least due to Baghdad’s interference. Should the Kurds cease to meet resistance on oil sales, the thinking goes, they will be more inclined to support the United States and Iran against ISIS.

And there are good reasons for the KRG to work for ISIS’ demise. In the past, Sunni jihadists have targeted the KRG, and one week before ISIS took control of Mosul, it attacked a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office in Diyala, killing 18 people. ISIS is unpredictable and it could, in the near future, pose legitimate security risks to the Kurdistan Confederation . For a Kurdish government that has cultivated a reputation for providing security, ISIS attacks would be a massive blow. Moreover, although ISIS has trained its attention on Baghdad for the time being, military conflict with the Kurds could flare up in several places. ISIS is fighting sporadically with the peshmerga in northern Diyala, which the Kurds want to control because of its proximity to the Kurdish-majority city of Khanaqin. In Kirkuk, too, the line between the peshmerga and ISIS is dangerously taught. The Kurds control most of the province. Sunni insurgents, however, control the southern parts, including Hawija -- the site of deadly violence between Sunni protestors and the Iraqi government last year. According to a Kurdish source, the region now shares a 1000-kilometer (620-mile) border with insurgents.

The Kurds have drawn their battle lines north of Mosul, across the south of Kirkuk province, and through northern Diyala province. So long as ISIS respects that line, Kurdistan would have very little reason to invite war.
But those expecting Kurdish enthusiasm for a fight are likely to be disappointed. They underestimate the current strength of the Kurdish position and the continued sting of decades past, when the Kurds gave their support to the West and got nothing in return. In fact, the Kurds have drawn their battle lines north of Mosul, across the south of Kirkuk province, and through northern Diyala province. So long as ISIS respects that line, Kurdistan -- which banks on its reputation as a stable, private-sector friendly outpost in a region fraught by sectarian turmoil -- would have very little reason to invite war. After all, the Kurds have spent a decade cultivating this reputation. The KRG has fashioned a strong military with broad public support, and the government has deftly managed relations with Turkey and Iran. While Iraqis in the rest of the country live in perpetual conflict, Kurds in Erbil, the Kurdish capital, live with perpetual construction. Sustaining this success, which is largely built on oil wealth, depends on maintaining security.

History is an issue too. Simply mention the year 1975 to any Kurd, and, within moments, one will hear of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s “betrayal” -- the Algiers Agreement, which temporarily ended the conflict between Iraq and Iran. The agreement left the KRG Kurds, who had supported the Iranian Shah, to suffer at the hands of the Baathists. The treachery is seared into Kurdistan’s collective memory as a reminder of the dangers of leaving oneself to the mercy of the established powers.

For the Kurds, 1975 is not the only problem. In the early days of the Iraq War, U.S. special forces and Kurdish peshmerga fought together against the Ansar al-Islam insurgency. The Kurds believed they had proved themselves stalwart U.S. allies, but then Paul Bremer, leader of the coalition provisional government in Iraq, sought to disarm them. After sweeping through Kirkuk in 2003, heavy U.S. pressure forced the Kurds to pull back -- a moment the KRG leadership rued for years before reclaiming the revered city late last week. In addition, the Obama administration’s general disengagement from Iraq has baffled Kurdish leaders and left them with scant reason to fight on the United States’ behalf

The United States isn’t the only player the Kurds mistrust. They are no fans of the Iraqi army -- with which they may have to coordinate -- either. In the city of Jalawla, Iraqi artillery recently fired on Kurdish forces instead of ISIS insurgents. Six peshmerga died, embittering Kurdish citizens and fueling resentment of the Iraqi army.

Yet, Kurdish troops remain the best hope for those who want to stop ISIS in Iraq, and the Obama administration will likely attempt to persuade them to join the offensive -- or at least to provide substantial logistical and intelligence support to the Iraqi army. There are several things the administration must do if it desires Kurdish participation. First, it must end any talk of bolstering Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt. U.S. intimations of continued support for him will only rally the Sunni opposition, which would be radioactive for the KRG. Instead, Washington (and Tehran) should insist that Maliki put a stop to inflammatory rhetoric among members of his party and state media. Such rhetoric -- allusions to an ISIS-Kurdish conspiracy, in particular -- is rapidly alienating the Kurdish public.

Second, the United States must offer something concrete to the Kurds now. One option is to ease the way for the sale of Kurdish oil. The KRG has repeatedly sent tankers filled with oil into international waters seeking buyers and come back empty-handed. The United States must quietly drop its objections to Kurdish independent oil sales and facilitate the finding of willing buyers. It should then continue to support the development of an independent revenue stream to the KRG.

Third, the United States must arm the peshmerga. Mere months ago, U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to provide Maliki with yet another shipment of advanced U.S. weapons, and ISIS fighters now brandish many American-made arms. Such is the cost of Washington’s unflinching support for the Iraqi security forces. If the West seeks Kurdish help in rooting out ISIS, it must show similar commitment by arming the Kurdish military and providing support through air strikes as necessary.

Finally, the United States must commit to the KRG that it will support Kurdish claims to the disputed territories it recovered last week. For the United States to promise Kirkuk to the KRG would be foolish -- a promise that the Kurds know the United States can’t fulfill. But a promise to tacitly accept Kurdish claims is another matter. This reassurance, too, must be delivered silently, as the final status of Kirkuk is an Arab-Kurdish-Turkmen issue to solve. No one would question the KRG’s skepticism at such a promise, although bold U.S. support in other ways might just convince the KRG of U.S. fidelity.

It is precisely the Kurdish belief -- a fair one -- that the United States has been an unreliable partner that makes the cost of Kurdish participation so high today. The Kurds maintain the dominant position in Iraq: unified, militarily superior, and little affected by internecine Arab strife. That could all change against an unpredictable foe like ISIS. But seeking out the fight is another matter entirely. To prevail upon the KRG to undertake the task, the United States must effectively bind itself to the Kurdish cause. Even then, the KRG may sit out this fight until its immediate interests are at stake, and no one could fault it. As is so often the case, it is history that presents the greatest obstacle to the fight against ISIS.

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141569/dov-friedman-and-cale-salih/kurds-to-the-rescue
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They got 3 ISOF battalions to support them earlier today. Will be interesting to see how effective they will be.
What is ISOF?
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