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Real Clear Defense/Long War Journal: Iraqi Shiite Militia Commander Threatens to Attack U.S.
The leader of a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia that is operating against the Islamic State has threatened to attack the US after members of allied militia were killed in a blast in Anbar province over the weekend. Shiite militias have claimed that the US killed the militiamen in an airstrike, but US officials denied that aircraft were operating in the area when the blast took place.
Akram Abbas al Kabi, the “secretary general” of the Harakat Nujaba, an Iranian-backed Shiite militia, blamed the US for an explosion near Abu Ghraib last weekend that purportedly killed 10 members of the League of the Righteous, or Asaib al Haq. Some Iraqis have claimed that the US executed an airstrike that killed the militiamen.
Update: Iraq Militias Threaten U.S. Over Friendly Fire Incident—but Did It Ever Happen? -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast
WNU Editor: If these militia groups were not fighting against the Islamic State .... they would be battling U.S. forces. One more example on how much of a quagmire Iraq has become.
1 comment:
The Iraqi army with the current leadership will never be a force to be reckoned with.
If the militias attack U.S. troops, why would we be there?
Can Iran support the militias all by their lonesome? They have not so far. Further, Iran cannot even save Assad.
The collective IQ of the Iraqi militia leadership must be 70 +/- 10 points.
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