Tensions rise between Kurds and Shi'ite Fighters
Jun 12, 2015 13:17:59 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2015 13:17:59 GMT -6
Things looked like a three way fight for a short time recently, by the reports.
Hell of a way to fight a war, isn't it?
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There are things about that culture, and I mean the overarching one, that I'll just never quite get. Even while under the 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' protocols they have, they snipe at each other.
For some context...This was the headline in June of 2007
IRAQ: Lawmaker Confirms Kurd-Shia Clashes in Baghdad
...Followed by the headline on June 5th of 2015 (a few days ago)
The Kurd-Shia War Behind the War on ISIS
Above and behind all THAT? This is a headline from yesterday....
Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS
Hell of a way to fight a war, indeed.
Tensions ran high in eastern Iraq on Friday between Kurdish and Shi'ite fighters, highlighting divisions hampering efforts by the U.S.-backed government to blunt the momentum of Islamic State militants.
There were conflicting reports on what transpired in Diyala province after Kurdish peshmerga fighters attempted to dig a trench to separate two towns there, Jalawla and al-Saadiya, police sources said.
There were conflicting reports on what transpired in Diyala province after Kurdish peshmerga fighters attempted to dig a trench to separate two towns there, Jalawla and al-Saadiya, police sources said.
Hell of a way to fight a war, isn't it?
But Mahmoud Sangawi, the senior Kurdish frontline commander in the area, said the forces only fired over each other's heads and the situation was tense.
"We don't have a problem with them, but we won't accept for them to attack us," he said.
"We don't have a problem with them, but we won't accept for them to attack us," he said.
There are things about that culture, and I mean the overarching one, that I'll just never quite get. Even while under the 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' protocols they have, they snipe at each other.
For some context...This was the headline in June of 2007
IRAQ: Lawmaker Confirms Kurd-Shia Clashes in Baghdad
...Followed by the headline on June 5th of 2015 (a few days ago)
The Kurd-Shia War Behind the War on ISIS
Above and behind all THAT? This is a headline from yesterday....
Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS
Hell of a way to fight a war, indeed.
Stupid Bastards!