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| Armed group distributes leaflets calling to besiege Sinjar |
| 2009-08-08 |
| Aswat al-Iraq: An armed group has distributed leaflets in Ninewa calling to prevent the food supply, the construction material and fuel from entering Sinjar, where most of the Yazidis live, on the pretext of selling these materials to Shiites in Talafar. The leaflets, distributed in the Sinjar, Baaj and Talafar districts in northwestern Mosul in the past days, came in form of an instigative statement calling for besieging Sinjar. The leaflets carry the signature of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq, which is considered one of the main armed groups in the region before waging the rule of law security plan in Ninewa two years ago. The statement, received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency, called to siege Sinjar and prevent food supplies, constructional materials and fuels from entering the city as it represents the main provider for the Shiite-dominated Talafar. Mayor of Sinjar, Dakheel Qassem Hassoun, played down the effects of armed groups in the region, asserting that their attempts will not manage to destabilize the district. |
| Posted by:Fred |