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Re: Al Quaeda splinter group sweeping through Iraq
bb1 Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:16 pm
Back to last week's Most Evil Man In The World:
http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/07/22/official-seized-u-s-combat-platforms-transform-isil-military/
ISIL seizes 50 U.S. artillery batteries and up to 4,000 U.S. PKC machine guns
Special to WorldTribune.com
WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has been bolstered by the seizure of a fleet of U.S.-origin artillery batteries.
Officials said ISIL has captured a huge amount of U.S. combat platforms and equipment deployed in military bases in northern Iraq.
They said ISIL was already using combat ground vehicles and artillery acquired during the advance by the Al Qaida force in June.
“The booty could help ISIL transform into a military,” an official said.
The extent of ISIL’s new U.S.-origin arsenal was determined by the U.S. military’s Central Command in early July. The 120-page review, already submitted to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, cited the loss of more than 50 155mm artillery batteries sold to the Iraq Army. The M-198 artillery was said to have a range of nearly 35 kilometers.
“The assessment is that ISIL has also taken plenty of shells for the howitzers,” the official said.
ISIL has also captured 1,500 Humvee combat vehicles. The review said the Humvees were armored and could withstand light arms fire.
Another U.S. weapon seized by ISIL was identified as the PKC machine gun. The U.S. military has assessed that the Al Qaida force could have taken up to 4,000 machine guns, a 1960s-era weapon designed to fire 800 rounds per minute.
So far, ISIL has used the Humvees in operations in Iraq and neighboring Syria. Officials said ISIL could find fuel for the Humvee fleet from its vast oil wells in Syria.
http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/07/22/official-seized-u-s-combat-platforms-transform-isil-military/
ISIL seizes 50 U.S. artillery batteries and up to 4,000 U.S. PKC machine guns
Special to WorldTribune.com
WASHINGTON — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has been bolstered by the seizure of a fleet of U.S.-origin artillery batteries.
Officials said ISIL has captured a huge amount of U.S. combat platforms and equipment deployed in military bases in northern Iraq.
They said ISIL was already using combat ground vehicles and artillery acquired during the advance by the Al Qaida force in June.
“The booty could help ISIL transform into a military,” an official said.
The extent of ISIL’s new U.S.-origin arsenal was determined by the U.S. military’s Central Command in early July. The 120-page review, already submitted to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, cited the loss of more than 50 155mm artillery batteries sold to the Iraq Army. The M-198 artillery was said to have a range of nearly 35 kilometers.
“The assessment is that ISIL has also taken plenty of shells for the howitzers,” the official said.
ISIL has also captured 1,500 Humvee combat vehicles. The review said the Humvees were armored and could withstand light arms fire.
Another U.S. weapon seized by ISIL was identified as the PKC machine gun. The U.S. military has assessed that the Al Qaida force could have taken up to 4,000 machine guns, a 1960s-era weapon designed to fire 800 rounds per minute.
So far, ISIL has used the Humvees in operations in Iraq and neighboring Syria. Officials said ISIL could find fuel for the Humvee fleet from its vast oil wells in Syria.
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Re: Al Quaeda splinter group sweeping through Iraq
bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:06 am
http://news.sky.com/story/1315089/obama-approves-strikes-to-stop-iraq-genocide
Obama Approves Strikes To Stop Iraq 'Genocide'
The President says strikes, if needed, would stop the advance of Islamist militants and help prevent a "genocide" of minorities.
President Barack Obama has authorised airstrikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq and ordered airdrops of supplies to besieged religious minorities.
Three aircraft delivered food and water to thousands of Iraqis trapped on a mountain, and left the drop zone after 15 minutes, according to the Pentagon.
In a late-night televised address, Mr Obama said targeted strikes would be launched - if needed - to stop the advance on Irbil by the Islamic State - the group previously known as ISIS or ISIL.
The President said the action would be aimed at defending Americans and protect civilians under siege, preventing a "potential act of genocide".
"Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, 'There is no one coming to help,'" said Mr Obama.
"Well, today America is coming to help."
However, he stressed there was no intention of sending in any troops.
Prime Minister David Cameron called the attacks by IS "barbaric" and said he was "extremely concerned by the appalling situation in Iraq and the desperate situation facing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis".
However, Downing Street said there would be no UK military action in Iraq.
Some 40,000 residents from the ancient Yazidi community have been forced to leave the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar after the Sunni fighters overwhelmed Kurdish forces.
Many Yazidis are trapped on Mount Sinjar without food or water and are at risk of starvation as the militants surround the base.
"Children are dying of thirst, meanwhile ISIL forces have called for the destruction of the entire Yazidi people, which would constitute genocide," Mr Obama said.
But he said the strikes had been approved to help Iraqi forces and stop a "massacre" of the Yazidis.
IS has issued the Yazidi people an ultimatum to convert to Islam, pay a religious fine, flee their homes or face death.
The group sees the Yazidis, who are followers of a religion derived from Zoroastrianism, as "devil worshippers".
Attacks on minorities in Iraq could constitute a crime against humanity, said the UN Security Council at an emergency meeting on Thursday.
Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly Christians, are fleeing from the jihadists who have swept through more than a dozen towns in recent days.
Among them, the militants captured Iraq's biggest Christian town, Qaraqosh, prompting many residents to leave, fearing for their lives.
The group has declared a caliphate - an Islamic state - across much of Iraq and Syria and wants to bring in a strict version of Islamic law.
"Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, 'There is no one coming to help,'" said Mr Obama.
"Well, today America is coming to help."
None of this would be happening if America hadn't 'helped' in the first place.
Obama Approves Strikes To Stop Iraq 'Genocide'
The President says strikes, if needed, would stop the advance of Islamist militants and help prevent a "genocide" of minorities.
President Barack Obama has authorised airstrikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq and ordered airdrops of supplies to besieged religious minorities.
Three aircraft delivered food and water to thousands of Iraqis trapped on a mountain, and left the drop zone after 15 minutes, according to the Pentagon.
In a late-night televised address, Mr Obama said targeted strikes would be launched - if needed - to stop the advance on Irbil by the Islamic State - the group previously known as ISIS or ISIL.
The President said the action would be aimed at defending Americans and protect civilians under siege, preventing a "potential act of genocide".
"Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, 'There is no one coming to help,'" said Mr Obama.
"Well, today America is coming to help."
However, he stressed there was no intention of sending in any troops.
Prime Minister David Cameron called the attacks by IS "barbaric" and said he was "extremely concerned by the appalling situation in Iraq and the desperate situation facing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis".
However, Downing Street said there would be no UK military action in Iraq.
Some 40,000 residents from the ancient Yazidi community have been forced to leave the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar after the Sunni fighters overwhelmed Kurdish forces.
Many Yazidis are trapped on Mount Sinjar without food or water and are at risk of starvation as the militants surround the base.
"Children are dying of thirst, meanwhile ISIL forces have called for the destruction of the entire Yazidi people, which would constitute genocide," Mr Obama said.
But he said the strikes had been approved to help Iraqi forces and stop a "massacre" of the Yazidis.
IS has issued the Yazidi people an ultimatum to convert to Islam, pay a religious fine, flee their homes or face death.
The group sees the Yazidis, who are followers of a religion derived from Zoroastrianism, as "devil worshippers".
Attacks on minorities in Iraq could constitute a crime against humanity, said the UN Security Council at an emergency meeting on Thursday.
Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly Christians, are fleeing from the jihadists who have swept through more than a dozen towns in recent days.
Among them, the militants captured Iraq's biggest Christian town, Qaraqosh, prompting many residents to leave, fearing for their lives.
The group has declared a caliphate - an Islamic state - across much of Iraq and Syria and wants to bring in a strict version of Islamic law.
"Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, 'There is no one coming to help,'" said Mr Obama.
"Well, today America is coming to help."
None of this would be happening if America hadn't 'helped' in the first place.
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Re: Al Quaeda splinter group sweeping through Iraq
bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:48 am
http://www.infowars.com/implausible-deniability-wests-isis-terror-hordes-in-iraq/
The US has pledged assistance for victims of and even possible “airstrikes” against terrorists who have surrounded and threaten to eradicate thousands of religious minorities in Iraq. However, the terrorists themselves are a product of US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, and instrumental in achieving Western objectives across the region. Punitive strikes and aid to the victims of what is essentially a Western mercenary army is part of maintaining plausible deniability.
Well worth a read; the US is showing NO sign of explaining why it has been arming and training the same people in Syria, that it is now proposing to bomb in Iraq.
The US has pledged assistance for victims of and even possible “airstrikes” against terrorists who have surrounded and threaten to eradicate thousands of religious minorities in Iraq. However, the terrorists themselves are a product of US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, and instrumental in achieving Western objectives across the region. Punitive strikes and aid to the victims of what is essentially a Western mercenary army is part of maintaining plausible deniability.
Well worth a read; the US is showing NO sign of explaining why it has been arming and training the same people in Syria, that it is now proposing to bomb in Iraq.
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Lamplighter Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:10 am
More on link.50,000 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority who fled the offensive and are hiding on a mountain near the town of Sinjar risked starving to death if they are not rescued in 24 hours.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/politician-begs-world-help-iraq-yazidis-20148681139201392.html
Iraq crisis: who are the Yazidis and why is Isis hunting them?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/who-yazidi-isis-iraq-religion-ethnicity-mountains
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Re: Al Quaeda splinter group sweeping through Iraq
Lamplighter Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:40 am
This explains why IS or ISIS is making such grounds and at such speed in Iraq. LL
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iraq-crisis-saddam-husseins-generals-fighting-jihadist-isis-insurgency-1452365
And look at these links. LL
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/militant-islam-isis-flag-flies-east-end-housing-estate-1460255
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gaza-strip-jews-who-loathe-israel-1459888
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iraq-crisis-saddam-husseins-generals-fighting-jihadist-isis-insurgency-1452365
And look at these links. LL
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/militant-islam-isis-flag-flies-east-end-housing-estate-1460255
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gaza-strip-jews-who-loathe-israel-1459888
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:48 am
The Sunni insurgency that is storming Iraq towards the capital Baghdad reportedly includes Baathist military officers from the era of Saddam Hussein's regime.
A former top military commander and vice president in the Hussein government, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has joined forces with the jihadists of the Isis (The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) with the aim of overthrowing the Shiite-majority government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.
A senior Baathist leader told the New York Times that the groups are "unified by the same goal, which is getting rid of this sectarian government, ending this corrupt army and negotiating to form a Sunni Region".
Al-Douri escaped capture from the US forces after the invasion that overthrew Hussein and gave the majority Shiite Muslims a prominent role in the new government. Over the last few years, he encouraged anti-government Sunni protesters to challenge the Maliki government and force him out.
Have you noticed, LL, that the involvement of Saddam's former troops has been downplayed from the start? ISIS, or whatever they are this week, are undeniably a nasty bunch, even by Loony Snackbar standards, but it's been glaringly obvious that someone has been doing the military thinking.
The only reason I can think of for this is that it's easy to 'sell' the idea of loony snackbars being dangerous (obviously) and that Something Must Be Done.
If the general public was aware that a fair percentage of ISIS is actually Saddam supporters out for power and payback, the whole picture changes....if that makes sense?
It would also remind the public exactly WHY Iraq is in this mess in the first place, and who caused it. Clue - it wasn't Snackbars.
A former top military commander and vice president in the Hussein government, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has joined forces with the jihadists of the Isis (The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) with the aim of overthrowing the Shiite-majority government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.
A senior Baathist leader told the New York Times that the groups are "unified by the same goal, which is getting rid of this sectarian government, ending this corrupt army and negotiating to form a Sunni Region".
Al-Douri escaped capture from the US forces after the invasion that overthrew Hussein and gave the majority Shiite Muslims a prominent role in the new government. Over the last few years, he encouraged anti-government Sunni protesters to challenge the Maliki government and force him out.
Have you noticed, LL, that the involvement of Saddam's former troops has been downplayed from the start? ISIS, or whatever they are this week, are undeniably a nasty bunch, even by Loony Snackbar standards, but it's been glaringly obvious that someone has been doing the military thinking.
The only reason I can think of for this is that it's easy to 'sell' the idea of loony snackbars being dangerous (obviously) and that Something Must Be Done.
If the general public was aware that a fair percentage of ISIS is actually Saddam supporters out for power and payback, the whole picture changes....if that makes sense?
It would also remind the public exactly WHY Iraq is in this mess in the first place, and who caused it. Clue - it wasn't Snackbars.
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:04 pm
http://rt.com/news/179016-us-strike-iraq-jets/
US military aircraft have conducted an airstrike on artillery used by the Islamic State. Rear Admiral John Kirby stated on his Twitter account that the attack took place to help defend Kurdish forces near Erbil, in Iraq.
US military aircraft have conducted an airstrike on artillery used by the Islamic State. Rear Admiral John Kirby stated on his Twitter account that the attack took place to help defend Kurdish forces near Erbil, in Iraq.
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:11 pm
https://twitter.com/PentagonPresSec
Rear Adm. John Kirby @PentagonPresSec · 16h
Press reports that US has conducted airstrikes in Iraq completely false. No such action taken.
Rear Adm. John Kirby @PentagonPresSec · 11h
#Secdef proud of troops who conducted air drops of supplies to Iraqi's in need. US military will remain ready for airstrikes as authorized.
Rear Adm. John Kirby @PentagonPresSec · 25m
US military aircraft conduct strike on ISIL artillery. Artillery was used against Kurdish forces defending Erbil, near US personnel.
Rear Adm. John Kirby @PentagonPresSec · 16h
Press reports that US has conducted airstrikes in Iraq completely false. No such action taken.
Rear Adm. John Kirby @PentagonPresSec · 11h
#Secdef proud of troops who conducted air drops of supplies to Iraqi's in need. US military will remain ready for airstrikes as authorized.
Rear Adm. John Kirby @PentagonPresSec · 25m
US military aircraft conduct strike on ISIL artillery. Artillery was used against Kurdish forces defending Erbil, near US personnel.
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:08 pm
http://rt.com/usa/179060-us-airlines-banned-flying-iraq/
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday banned all American airlines from flying over Iraq due to a "potentially hazardous situation," NBC News reported.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday banned all American airlines from flying over Iraq due to a "potentially hazardous situation," NBC News reported.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:39 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/1315410/us-strikes-isis-artillery-in-northern-iraq
US Strikes ISIS Artillery In Northern Iraq
Two US fighter jets drop bombs on Islamist militants after Barack Obama vowed to protect Americans and prevent a "genocide"
The US has carried out airstrikes against artillery used by Islamist militants in northern Iraq, the Pentagon says.
Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Irbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
Rear Admiral John Kirby said in a statement that the Islamist militants had been using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending the city, where US personnel are located.
According to military officials, the strike was launched from the US aircraft carrier the USS George HW Bush, which in June was moved to the Gulf in preparation for any possible military action in Iraq.
On Thursday President Barack Obama said he had authorised the strikes on Iraq to stop the advance on Irbil by the Islamic State - the group previously known as ISIS or ISIL.
He vowed to protect American citizens and religious minorities and to prevent a "genocide" by the IS, Sunni fighters who are intent on eradicating non-believers.
In the hours after the airstrikes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned all US civilian flights over Iraq. Turkish Airlines also halted its flights to Irbil.
Some 40,000 residents from the ancient Yezidi community have been forced to leave the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar after the militants overwhelmed Kurdish forces
More at link.
US Strikes ISIS Artillery In Northern Iraq
Two US fighter jets drop bombs on Islamist militants after Barack Obama vowed to protect Americans and prevent a "genocide"
The US has carried out airstrikes against artillery used by Islamist militants in northern Iraq, the Pentagon says.
Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Irbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
Rear Admiral John Kirby said in a statement that the Islamist militants had been using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending the city, where US personnel are located.
According to military officials, the strike was launched from the US aircraft carrier the USS George HW Bush, which in June was moved to the Gulf in preparation for any possible military action in Iraq.
On Thursday President Barack Obama said he had authorised the strikes on Iraq to stop the advance on Irbil by the Islamic State - the group previously known as ISIS or ISIL.
He vowed to protect American citizens and religious minorities and to prevent a "genocide" by the IS, Sunni fighters who are intent on eradicating non-believers.
In the hours after the airstrikes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned all US civilian flights over Iraq. Turkish Airlines also halted its flights to Irbil.
Some 40,000 residents from the ancient Yezidi community have been forced to leave the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar after the militants overwhelmed Kurdish forces
More at link.
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:29 pm
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BREAKING: Iraqi official says hundreds of Yazidi women taken captive by Islamic State militants.
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BREAKING: Iraqi official says hundreds of Yazidi women taken captive by Islamic State militants.
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Lamplighter Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:36 pm
Islamic State reportedly captures hundreds of Yazidi women
Senior Kurdish official says militants are planning major attack on Kurds and pose existential threat to the ethnic group.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.609632
Senior Kurdish official says militants are planning major attack on Kurds and pose existential threat to the ethnic group.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.609632
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:38 pm
Just appearing on Sky, too, LL-
http://news.sky.com/story/1315654/hundreds-of-women-held-captive-by-militants
What a God-awful, bl**dy mess.
http://news.sky.com/story/1315654/hundreds-of-women-held-captive-by-militants
What a God-awful, bl**dy mess.
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Lamplighter Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:03 pm
The ISIS lot consider the Yazidis as devil worshippers so they don't get the choice to convert, they will get slaughtered. This will go on until no Yazidis are left other than the ones who managed to leave for other countries. More dead innocents and the world does nothing. LLbb1 wrote:Just appearing on Sky, too, LL-
http://news.sky.com/story/1315654/hundreds-of-women-held-captive-by-militants
What a God-awful, bl**dy mess.
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:26 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/1315662/us-launches-fresh-airstrikes-in-northern-iraq
The US has launched a second round of airstrikes upon Islamic State (IS) targets in northern Iraq.
Rear Admiral John Kirby said a US drone struck a terrorist mortar position near Irbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
A further strike took place when four F/A-18 fighter jets hit a stationary convoy of seven vehicles and a mortar position.
"On both runs, each aircraft dropped one laser-guided bomb making a total of eight bombs dropped on target neutralising the mortar and convoy," the statement said.
The fresh airstrikes came after the Pentagon confirmed two F/A-18 planes had earlier dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery unit near Irbil.
The US said Islamist militants had been using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending the city, where US personnel are located.
Officials say the first round of strikes were launched from the USS George HW Bush, which was moved to the Gulf in June to prepare for possible military action in Iraq.
More follows...
I've been trying to work out why flights over Iraq have been stopped by the US. I assume not even they would shoot down one of their own airliners, so it can only be because of all those Stingers that have been missing since Benghazi....and whatever other weaponry the US supplied to the 'nice rebels'.
The US has launched a second round of airstrikes upon Islamic State (IS) targets in northern Iraq.
Rear Admiral John Kirby said a US drone struck a terrorist mortar position near Irbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
A further strike took place when four F/A-18 fighter jets hit a stationary convoy of seven vehicles and a mortar position.
"On both runs, each aircraft dropped one laser-guided bomb making a total of eight bombs dropped on target neutralising the mortar and convoy," the statement said.
The fresh airstrikes came after the Pentagon confirmed two F/A-18 planes had earlier dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery unit near Irbil.
The US said Islamist militants had been using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending the city, where US personnel are located.
Officials say the first round of strikes were launched from the USS George HW Bush, which was moved to the Gulf in June to prepare for possible military action in Iraq.
More follows...
I've been trying to work out why flights over Iraq have been stopped by the US. I assume not even they would shoot down one of their own airliners, so it can only be because of all those Stingers that have been missing since Benghazi....and whatever other weaponry the US supplied to the 'nice rebels'.
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bb1 Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:54 pm
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/08/obama-reversed-his-policy-iraq-20148817920630807.html
Has Obama reversed his policy on Iraq?
The US began air strikes against the Islamic State to prevent 'genocide'
He has a policy? Who knew? More bewilderment at link.
Has Obama reversed his policy on Iraq?
The US began air strikes against the Islamic State to prevent 'genocide'
He has a policy? Who knew? More bewilderment at link.
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bb1 Sat Aug 09, 2014 11:31 am
Worth a read when trying to untangle the various factions:
http://www.infowars.com/implausible-deniability-wests-isis-terror-hordes-in-iraq-2/
Billions in cash have been funneled into the hands of terrorist groups including Al Nusra, Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), and what is now being called “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” or ISIS. One can see clearly by any map of ISIS held territory that it butts up directly against Turkey’s borders with defined corridors ISIS uses to invade southward – this is because it is precisely from NATO territory this terrorist scourge originated.
ISIS was harbored on NATO territory, armed and funded by US CIA agents with cash and weapons brought in from the Saudis, Qataris, and NATO members themselves. The “non-lethal aid” the US and British sent including the vehicles we now see ISIS driving around in.
They didn’t “take” this gear from “moderates.” There were never any moderates to begin with. The deadly sectarian genocide we now see unfolding was long ago predicted by those in the Pentagon – current and former officials – interviewed in 2007 by Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Seymour Hersh.
If anyone is in any doubt....
The 'brave freedom fighters' that warmongering half-wit McCain is so proudly posing with are actually Al-Nusra.
http://www.infowars.com/implausible-deniability-wests-isis-terror-hordes-in-iraq-2/
Billions in cash have been funneled into the hands of terrorist groups including Al Nusra, Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), and what is now being called “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” or ISIS. One can see clearly by any map of ISIS held territory that it butts up directly against Turkey’s borders with defined corridors ISIS uses to invade southward – this is because it is precisely from NATO territory this terrorist scourge originated.
ISIS was harbored on NATO territory, armed and funded by US CIA agents with cash and weapons brought in from the Saudis, Qataris, and NATO members themselves. The “non-lethal aid” the US and British sent including the vehicles we now see ISIS driving around in.
They didn’t “take” this gear from “moderates.” There were never any moderates to begin with. The deadly sectarian genocide we now see unfolding was long ago predicted by those in the Pentagon – current and former officials – interviewed in 2007 by Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Seymour Hersh.
If anyone is in any doubt....
The 'brave freedom fighters' that warmongering half-wit McCain is so proudly posing with are actually Al-Nusra.
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bb1 Sat Aug 09, 2014 11:26 pm
Some very welcome good news from Iraq:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/kurds-rescue-yazidis-from-iraq-mountain-201489135227783157.html
Kurds rescue Yazidis from Iraqi mountain
Kurdish forces tell Al Jazeera they have opened a road to Sinjar, reaching more than 5,000 Yazidis besieged by IS group.
Iraqi Kurdish security forces have opened a road to Sinjar Mountain in northwestern Iraq, rescuing more than 5,000 Yazidis trapped there after running away from fighters from the Islamic State (IS) group, a Kurdish army spokesman has told Al Jazeera.
"I can confirm that we succeeded in reaching the mountains and opening a road for the refugees," said Halgord Hikmet, a spokesman for the peshmergas the Kurdish security forces.
ikmet said that recent airstrikes on the IS targets by US warplanes had allowed the peshmergas to open a route to the mountain.
The IS, which has captured large areas of Syria and Iraq, see Shia Muslims and minorities such as Christians and Yazidis, a Kurdish ethno-religious community, as infidels.
The Yazidis, a minority that follow a 4,000-year-old faith, had taken cover in Sinjar Mountain for the past five days in searing heat, and with no supplies, after fleeing advancing IS fighters.
Two Kurdish officials, Ekrem Hasso and Juan Mohammad, told the AP news agency that the Yazidis fled across the border from Iraq to seek refuge with the Kurds of northeastern Syria.
Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also said thousands of people have fled from Iraq into Syria but had no exact number.
US warplanes have launched several waves of airstrikes against IS group fighters in northern Iraq since Friday.
Aerial drones and F-18 fighter jets have attacked fighter positions close to the Kurdish capital of Erbil.
The airstrikes seek to allow the federal and Kurdish governments to claw back areas lost in two months of conflict.
On Friday and Saturday, the US also dropped food and water for the Yazidis hiding on Sinjar Mountain. The UK is also delivering aid and has announced it is sending medics to northern Iraq.
More at link, mainly concerning Obama's speech of yesterday.
The Kurds seem to be the only people involved in this ghastly mess who know what they were doing, and can operate without massacring the wrong people, or making matters even worse.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/kurds-rescue-yazidis-from-iraq-mountain-201489135227783157.html
Kurds rescue Yazidis from Iraqi mountain
Kurdish forces tell Al Jazeera they have opened a road to Sinjar, reaching more than 5,000 Yazidis besieged by IS group.
Iraqi Kurdish security forces have opened a road to Sinjar Mountain in northwestern Iraq, rescuing more than 5,000 Yazidis trapped there after running away from fighters from the Islamic State (IS) group, a Kurdish army spokesman has told Al Jazeera.
"I can confirm that we succeeded in reaching the mountains and opening a road for the refugees," said Halgord Hikmet, a spokesman for the peshmergas the Kurdish security forces.
ikmet said that recent airstrikes on the IS targets by US warplanes had allowed the peshmergas to open a route to the mountain.
The IS, which has captured large areas of Syria and Iraq, see Shia Muslims and minorities such as Christians and Yazidis, a Kurdish ethno-religious community, as infidels.
The Yazidis, a minority that follow a 4,000-year-old faith, had taken cover in Sinjar Mountain for the past five days in searing heat, and with no supplies, after fleeing advancing IS fighters.
Two Kurdish officials, Ekrem Hasso and Juan Mohammad, told the AP news agency that the Yazidis fled across the border from Iraq to seek refuge with the Kurds of northeastern Syria.
Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also said thousands of people have fled from Iraq into Syria but had no exact number.
US warplanes have launched several waves of airstrikes against IS group fighters in northern Iraq since Friday.
Aerial drones and F-18 fighter jets have attacked fighter positions close to the Kurdish capital of Erbil.
The airstrikes seek to allow the federal and Kurdish governments to claw back areas lost in two months of conflict.
On Friday and Saturday, the US also dropped food and water for the Yazidis hiding on Sinjar Mountain. The UK is also delivering aid and has announced it is sending medics to northern Iraq.
More at link, mainly concerning Obama's speech of yesterday.
The Kurds seem to be the only people involved in this ghastly mess who know what they were doing, and can operate without massacring the wrong people, or making matters even worse.
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The Kurds in Iraq and Syria have been trying for many years to get their own state. Their resistance army are called Peshmergas.The Kurds seem to be the only people involved in this ghastly mess who know what they were doing, and can operate without massacring the wrong people, or making matters even worse.
It seems ISIS are now selling captured Christian girls and women in the market place to their own fighters. LLPeshmerga or Peshmerge. literally "those who confront death") is the term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. The Peshmerga forces of Kurdistan have been in existence since the advent of the Kurdish independence movement in the early 1920s, following the collapse of the Ottoman and Qajar empires which had jointly ruled over the area. Peshmerga forces include women in their ranks. Many Kurds will say that all Kurds willing to fight for their rights are Peshmerga. The term remains in contemporary usage, sometimes written as pesh merga in Anglophone media. The Peshmerga has proven to be an effective army, providing security to all ethnicities. During the US led invasion of Iraq the Peshmerga was directly responsible for the capture of Saddam Hussein. They also captured al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's messenger in 2004, which led to the slaying of Bin Laden.
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I wish I could say I am surprised at that, LL, but sadly, I'm not.
Video here of RAF dropping aid:
http://news.sky.com/story/1316098/raf-makes-first-aid-drop-to-iraqi-refugees
I am uneasy, to be honest - ISIS has an awful lot of US equipment, possibly including the missing Stingers and certainly including MANPADS, and Hercules make very big targets.
British aid is loaded onto a plane destined for Iraq
Video here of RAF dropping aid:
http://news.sky.com/story/1316098/raf-makes-first-aid-drop-to-iraqi-refugees
I am uneasy, to be honest - ISIS has an awful lot of US equipment, possibly including the missing Stingers and certainly including MANPADS, and Hercules make very big targets.
British aid is loaded onto a plane destined for Iraq
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From your link:
Officials earlier said at least 20,000 of those trapped in the mountains had managed to escaped into Syria and been escorted by Kurdish fighters back into Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Kurds are clearly the only capable, honest people in all this mess, and if anyone deserves their own nation, it's them.
So why, you may ask, is the US not only doing little to help them, but is actively screwing them over?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-the-us-got-mixed-up-in-a-fight-over-kurdish-oil--with-a-unified-iraq-at-stake/2014/08/04/4a00a6e2-1900-11e4-9e3b-7f2f110c6265_story.html
There's an awful lot of dirty work going on in the background here. And as I said from the start, I simply do not believe a large army of jihadists, well-equipped, with a fleet of Toyotas and a PR department, just sprung up out of the sands of the Levant without anyone noticing.
The CIA's latest Frankenstein, created in Syria, went rogue and turned on its creators, more like.
Officials earlier said at least 20,000 of those trapped in the mountains had managed to escaped into Syria and been escorted by Kurdish fighters back into Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Kurds are clearly the only capable, honest people in all this mess, and if anyone deserves their own nation, it's them.
So why, you may ask, is the US not only doing little to help them, but is actively screwing them over?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-the-us-got-mixed-up-in-a-fight-over-kurdish-oil--with-a-unified-iraq-at-stake/2014/08/04/4a00a6e2-1900-11e4-9e3b-7f2f110c6265_story.html
There's an awful lot of dirty work going on in the background here. And as I said from the start, I simply do not believe a large army of jihadists, well-equipped, with a fleet of Toyotas and a PR department, just sprung up out of the sands of the Levant without anyone noticing.
The CIA's latest Frankenstein, created in Syria, went rogue and turned on its creators, more like.
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Killed: Muhammad Hamidur Rahman, 25, was one of an estimated 500 Britons who went to Syria to fight
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2721125/British-jihadi-went-fight-ISIS-sacked-Primark-killed-Syria.html#ixzz3A1HkESNO
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