In Iraqi City Under Siege, More Support for Militants Than Officials -- New York Times
BAGHDAD — On a good day, the drive from Falluja to Baghdad takes less than an hour. On Sunday morning, with his city under siege, its morgue filled with bodies and people running low on food, water and generator fuel, Osama al-Ani packed his family of seven into his car and set off for the capital. The trip, with its constant checkpoints and vehicle searches, took more than 12 hours, he said.
Yet, even after being forced to flee for his family’s safety, Mr. Ani remains more sympathetic to the militants who have set up checkpoints across his city and are largely aligned with Al Qaeda than he is toward the central government.
“We had no food, no electricity and no water, and mortar shells were falling all around us,” said Mr. Ani, who is staying with relatives in the Sunni neighborhood of Ameriya here. “But many of us would rather support Al Qaeda than the army that has led to this massacre.”
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My Comment: When a local population supports the rebel movement .... dislodging it will be difficult and it will take a very long time.
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