Already facing a growing revolt among protesters in Sunni-dominated Western Iraq, the Maliki government has an even bigger problem tonight, as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) has used that unrest as cover for raids into two major cities in Anbar Province and has captured parts of each.
The AQI incursion began in Ramadi, where Prime Minister Maliki ordered a violent crackdown on protesters Monday, and quickly spread, along with the protests, into neighboring Fallujah.
Iraqi military sources now say that AQI controls more than half of Fallujah and a portion of Ramadi, and their fighters have set up checkpoints in those areas and declared them part of the “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,” which also includes their territorial possessions in northwest Syria.
The Ramadi crackdown started against protesters condemning the arrest of a Sunni MP, and have now led to 44 MPs’ resignations. As the protests grew in the wake of the Monday crackdown, militants have taken the opportunity to launch attacks of their own, destroying several police stations and freeing large numbers of prisoners. AQI was even more ambitious and captured territory outright amid the chaos.
The split in control of both cities is now more along the lines of local Sunni tribesmen and AQI, which have been fighting one another, and the Iraqi military is backing the tribesmen as the less objectionable faction to their nominal control of the region. Either way Fallujah, a cite that bore some of the worst violence of the US occupation, is smack in the middle of another major battle, and the locals have little choice but to stay indoors and hope the crisis passes soon.
This is the story about a militarism regime living people under the mercies of barbarians feed by Saudis regime. There is no humanity in humans whom feeds the barbarians using religious as their pretext for brutality against humanity, Al-Queada is on them, Wahhabis and Sallafis are the other, sunny terrorism are from both.
What carnage has Amerika wrought UPON these poor hapless HUMAN BEINGS?
Soon they will take over ANY OIL Country in the whole region !
stopping oil export alone would destroy USA.
Creating, financing and arming Al CIAda was really cheap and effective to destroy Yugoslavia, Iraq, Chechnya, Libya and Syria, Sudan, Jemen etc. but obviously drone killing within the AL Qaeda hirarchy is not sufficient enough to control them.
Only sending them robbing and killing in Syria is easy, because that is what they want too, but they have their own aims. LIKE THE SAUDIS. They also can buy CIA; US politicians, media etc.
It's amazing how so many Americans fell for the Bush gang's massive propaganda campaign years ago. Yellow cake, anyone ?
It's amazing how so many Americans fell for the Bush gang's massive propaganda campaign years ago. Yellow cake, anyone ?
It's amazing how so many Americans fell for the Bush gang's massive propaganda campaign years ago. Yellow cake, anyone ?
How ironic that one of the false excuses for the 2003 invasion – that Al Qaeda was in Iraq – has now become the reality because of the invasion.
Nonetheless, it's worth remembering that the international bankers like to control both sides of every conflict so that profits – and corpses – continue to pile up.
I would like to read a more in-depth analysis of the political and social upheaval that is happening in Iraq. Perhaps Justin Raimondo, Eric Margolis et al could provide us with more information.
Some questions:
1. How many of these criminals are operating in Iraq?
2. Who is sponsoring their agenda?
3. How are they being supplied in-country with money, weapons, equipment, etc.?
4. Is this really Al-Qaeda or some other more nefarious organization?
5. Are the local Iraqis helping these insurgents and why?
6. What is their ultimate objective?
We can thank George Bush for the current mess in Iraq. He never should have invaded.
When will these people be allowed to find peace? I'm sure many would settle for the peace and security that Saddam Hussein's regime brought them, at this point.