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Iraq calls for Iranian help to fight militants
[Iraq Sun] Iraq has invited Iranian troops into the country to help attack non-government Sunni jihadist forces from the Isis network, otherwise known as the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.On Saturday Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said Iran was ready to support Iraq from the fast spreading insurgency. Shortly after the Rouhani declaration Major General Qassem Suleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards elite Quds Force, arrived in Storied Baghdad to help with the defence of the capital. President Rouhani also said Tehran would cooperate with the B.O. regime in Washington to defeat the Sunni bad boy group. While the US and Iran were foes throughout the US occupation of Iraq, Iran has expressed no objection should the US send in military reinforcements. On Friday, US President B.O. renewed his promise for US support should Iraq not be able to handle the serious issue. While he ruled out sending US troops into combat in Iraq he said that other options were being reviewed. Since then, the military option has been placed on the table again with President B.O. insisting that any US intervention would need to be accompanied by an Iraqi government effort to bridge divisions between Shiite and Sunni communities. The US ordered an aircraft carrier into the Gulf on Saturday, in case of a military Washington decision by Washington. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-17 |
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