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Iraqi Sunnis ready to fight ISIS but lack support, says tribal leader
More than 10,000 fighters from the Sunni province of Anbar are “ready” to fight Islamist militants who continue to occupy Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul but are disadvantaged due to Baghdad’s weak support to their plight, a prominent sheikh told Al Arabiya News on Thursday.Sheikh Abdulwahab Sarhan al-Dulaimi, head of the Anbar Tribes Council Against Terrorism, said “if we include other Sunni provinces, there more than 30,000 fighters in total ready to fight [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] ISIS but what is missing is them being armed and being prepped” especially after these radical elements “killed and displaced” and “destroyed infrastructure” of Sunni areas. Reports suggest that Sunnis and Sunni tribes in Anbar are not fully unified. An August conference on liberating the western province held in Baghdad ended in a brawl and chair-throwing fight. But the council, which started on February last, year, has finally emerged with all of Anbar’s tribes under one “umbrella” from Sep. 30, according to Dulaimi. More at the link Posted by: badanov 2015-10-29 |
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