[Centraal] Irak en IS #139 Irak zal zegevieren!

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Op woensdag 2 september 2015 13:33 schreef Odaiba het volgende:
Waarschijnlijk gemist bij het nieuws, maar IS is dus al aardig terug gedrongen, in maart al verdreven uit Tikrit. Hoe is de situatie nu dan?

IS over een jaar verdreven uit Irak?

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Op woensdag 2 september 2015 13:39 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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zelfs als je een grote gedeelte van de plaatselijke bevolking voor je weet te winnen, zullen er kleine groepen loyalisten blijven

dus een jaar lijkt me ambitieus

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Iraqi Army Raids Shi’ite Militia Suspected in Kidnapping Turks
Iraqi Soldier Killed, Two Militia Wounded in Fighting
by Jason Ditz, September 04, 2015
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The Iraqi military has raided the Baghdad headquarters of the Shi’ite militia Kataib Hezbollah, a significant faction involved in the war against ISIS, after intelligence suggested they may have been behind this week’s kidnapping of 18 Turks in the Shi’ite district of Sadr City.

Troops were investigating a lead at a house in Mohandessen District when they came under fire from within. An Iraqi soldier was killed and two of the militia were wounded in the incident, which led to a move against the headquarters.

If true, this would be hugely complicating to the war on ISIS, as Kataib Hezbollah is a major ally on that front. Karim al-Nouri, the Iraqi government’s coordinator for working with those militias, insisted that the search “proved” that the group wasn’t behind it.

It is curious that the Wednesday kidnapping is still without official culprits. It was assumed that the kidnappers, whoever they might be, would follow the usual policy of seeking ransom from the Turkish company the men worked for, but so far that hasn’t happened, at least not publicly. Though the initial suspicion in all such incidents is ISIS, that the incident occurred in a heavily Shi’ite part of the capital raised a lot of suspicion that one of the militias was looking for a pay-day by taking the workers.

Iraq Sunni tribes join fight against ISIL

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sakirkhader twitterde op dinsdag 08-09-2015 om 18:22:37 #Iraq: Islamic State (#IS) fighters executed two men who are accused of being spies by blowing up a building on them. http://t.co/qrhMRovvVC reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 11 september 2015 16:28 schreef Slayage het volgende:
sjia militie blijkt de turken ontvoerd te hebben

فرق الموت الشيعية تعلن عن اختطافها للعمال الأتراك ببغداد

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Op zondag 13 september 2015 03:05 schreef Montana_ir het volgende:

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Turkse terroristen.

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AAhronheim twitterde op woensdag 16-09-2015 om 11:52:07 Two of the 18 kidnapped #Turkish workers freed in #Iraq: officials reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 19 september 2015 21:09 schreef Szura het volgende:
Zeg hoe zit het eigenlijk met dat offensief op Mosul? ( )

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BNONews twitterde op donderdag 01-10-2015 om 16:04:27 Russia's foreign ministry says it would consider any request from Iraq to conduct airstrikes against ISIS on Iraqi soil - Reuters reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 3 oktober 2015 22:52 schreef vigen98 het volgende:
Het is akelig stil in Irak

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Op donderdag 1 oktober 2015 17:45 schreef Szura het volgende:
@Conflicts: LAVROV: "We are not planning to expand our airstrikes in Iraq…We are polite people, we don't come if not invited.” - @samueloakford

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Op zondag 4 oktober 2015 14:56 schreef Szura het volgende:
@yurybarmin: #BREAKING: Iraqi PM Abadi sends an official request to Putin to launch air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. http://t.co/opOfnFyifF

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Conflicts twitterde op zondag 04-10-2015 om 15:39:40 BREAKING: Reports that #Iraqi security forces have taken back the Olympic stadium western #Ramadi - @BarzanSadiq reageer retweet

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‘We are seeking bigger role for Russia than Americans’ - Iraq defense committee chairman

Baghdad, Russia’s ally in its fight against ISIS, wants Russia to have a bigger role in the anti-terrorist campaign in Iraq than the US and may soon officially request to start airstrikes on its soil, the chairman of Iraqi parliament’s defense committee said.

"We might be forced to ask Russia to launch airstrikes in Iraq soon. I think in the upcoming few days or weeks Iraq will be forced to ask Russia to launch airstrikes and that depends on their success in Syria," said Hakim al-Zamili, Reuters reported.

"We are seeking to see Russia having a bigger role in Iraq... Yes, definitely a bigger role than the Americans," Zamili said.

The Iraqi official told RIA Novosti that the decision would depend on how efficient the Russian campaign in Syria proved to be.

According to Zamili, the center’s role may be expanded to coordinate Russia’s future airstrikes in Iraq.

Russia last week started carrying out airstrikes in Syria against the positions of Islamic State, a terrorist group originating in Iraq, which also grew a power base in neighboring Syria and launched a surprise offensive in Iraq, taking control of large parts of both countries.

Iraq is supporting the campaign by sharing intelligence with Russia through a communication center in Baghdad. Iran and Syria are also part of the center.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told France 24 on Tuesday that his government would welcome Russian warplanes in Iraq.

Valentina Matvienko, the speaker for the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, which has the constitutional authority to green-light military operations in foreign countries, said that Russia may consider such a request.

Russia and the US are trying to settle their differences in stance on Syria by establishing intelligence exchanges that would prevent potential incidents in Syrian airspace. Moscow has also invited Washington to share its intelligence on ISIS targets, saying it would benefit the Russian effort.

The Iraqi government, which has been a close ally of the US since its occupation by American troops in 2003, is part of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition. The US provides weapons, training and intelligence to the Iraqi troops fighting against ISIS militants, although so far the Iraqi army has failed to stop the jihadists from expanding their territory.

Bron: Russia Today

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Op woensdag 7 oktober 2015 19:32 schreef vigen98 het volgende:
Ben benieuwd, er komt niet meer zoveel in de nieuws over Irak.

Hoe is de situatie in Anbar? Hoe doen de Koerden het?