Iraqi Army to Cordon Off Falluja Before Tribes Try to Retake Control, U.S. Says -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — Providing new details about the Iraqi government’s effort to regain control of a key Sunni city now occupied by jihadists, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday that the Iraqi Army planned to cordon off the city so Sunni tribes could try to secure it one neighborhood at a time.
“The plan is to have the tribes out in front, but with the army’s support,” said Brett McGurk, the top State Department official on Iraq and Iran, describing preparations to try to oust the jihadists from Falluja, a key city in Anbar Province.
Mr. McGurk, who recently met with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad, was testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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“The plan is to have the tribes out in front, but with the army’s support,” An age old, but still popular tactic.
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