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Iraq
Sunni tribes in Anbar threaten to desert in fight against ISIS
2014-11-26
[Iraq News] On Tuesday the leader of Albu-Alwan tribe threatened that his tribesmen will withdraw from al-Anbar and desert in fight against ISIS after a court issued a death sentence against a key Sunni leader.

The effort to build a coalition with Sunni tribes to fight ISIS is on the edge as Albu Alwan and other Sunni tribes warned that their fighters would withdraw from the battle after a court issued a death sentence against a fellow Sunni key leader from Albu-Alwan tribe, named Ahmed al-Alwani.

Noteworhty, Ahmed al-Alwani is a politician who was against Nouri al-Maliki and also a key leader within Albu-Alwan tribe, which is one of the powerful Sunni tribes in al-Anbar that opted in the fight against ISIS.
Posted by:Fred

#3  "Send more money and arms."

Then we switch.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-11-26 12:59  

#2  Surprise meter
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-11-26 03:02  

#1  Paging General Mattis to the white courtesy phone...
Posted by: SteveS   2014-11-26 00:13  

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