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| U.S. Condemns 'Barbarism' by Qaida Fighters in Iraq |
| 2014-01-05 |
| [An Nahar] The United States on Saturday said it was closely watching developments in Iraq's Anbar province, where hard boyz have taken control of Fallujah, ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperityor a really nice place to raise your kids... condemning al-Qaeda-linked fighters for committing "barbarism." Iraq has been fiercely battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) since Monday, when security forces broke up an anti-government protest camp near Ramadi set up after demonstrations erupted in late 2012 against what Sunni Arabs say is the marginalization and targeting of their community. The violence then spread to Fallujah, and a subsequent withdrawal of security forces from areas of both cities cleared the way for hard boyz to move in. The fighting has been brutal, with more than 100 people killed on Friday alone, Iraq's deadliest single day in years. Washington is monitoring the situation closely, the State Department said in a statement, expressing concern over "efforts of the terrorist al-Qaeda/Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to assert its authority in Syria as well as Iraq." "Their barbarism against civilians of Ramadi and Fallujah and against Iraqi Security Forces is on display for all to see," State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said in the strongly worded statement. The United States was in "close contact" both with Iraq's politicians and with "tribal leaders from Anbar province who are showing great courage as they fight to eject these terrorist groups from their cities," Harf said. Some tribal leaders have "declared an open revolt against ISIL," she said, adding the U.S. aims to "support those tribes in every possible way." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 *with stern face and wagging finger* "Hey guys, stop doing that!" the pres said. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2014-01-05 18:47 |
| #7 Hmm. Google News seems to be covering it, so probably not. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-01-05 13:09 |
| #6 I can't check to see what the NYT is saying about it. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-01-05 13:05 |
| #5 Well, if they can keep it from being covered in the US press at all... |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-01-05 13:02 |
| #4 Washington is monitoring the situation closely At least they aren't blaming it on a video.... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-01-05 12:58 |
| #3 Anybody think we'll offer to send in the troops again? Me either. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-01-05 11:43 |
| #2 The standard UN 'strongly worded statement'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-01-05 08:33 |
| #1 Brave, brave, brave Sir Obobo. |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-01-05 06:29 |