The War Against The Islamic State Is Intensifying

CNN: Tribal leader: Iraq's Anbar province could 'collapse within hours'

An Iraqi tribal leader said Saturday that ISIS militants are gaining ground in Anbar province, and he predicted a "collapse within hours" of that province's cities and towns if Iraqi forces withdraw.

Sheikh Naim al-Gaoud, the Sunni leader of the Albu Mimr tribe, which was a U.S. ally in the mid-2000s, called for more U.S. intervention -- including ground troops, arming tribes directly and pressuring the Iraqi government to give the tribes more firepower.

More News On The War Against The Islamic State

Signs of a Push Against ISIS, Amid Doubts on Iraqi Troops -- NYT
Sources: U.S. copters support Iraqi troops battling ISIS -- CNN
Iraqi forces retake al-Baghdadi from Daesh -- Al Bawaba
Iraqi Army Liberates Al-Baghdadi District from ISIL -- Al-Manar
Iraqi security forces recapture large parts of al-Baghdadi town -- Xinhua
ISIL Achieves Military Success, Takes Over Iraq City -- Spuntik
ISIS fighters wearing Iraqi Army uniforms attack base where 320 US Marines are based, as American gunships fight back -- Daily Mail
ISIS Attacks Air Base While Wearing Iraqi Military Uniforms -- Time
As Many As 25 ISIS Fighters Killed in Assault on Iraqi Base, Officials Say -- NBC
Failed ISIS raid tests US forces in Iraq -- FOX News
Kurds regain Syrian villages from Islamic State: monitor -- Reuters
Kurds regain Syrian villages from Islamic State: monitor -- Today Online
Iraqi sheikh asks U.S. for weapons, but obstacles remain -- CBS
Iran commander Suleimani says ISIS ‘nearing end’ -- Al Arabiya
US ‘eyeing new air base’ in Iraq amid talk of major offensive on ISIS -- RT
Nightmare scenario unfolding for Obama at Ayn al-Assad Air base -- Thomas Lifson, American Thinker