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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Mon May 25, 2015, 03:24 PM May 2015

Allies Bicker As Islamic State Threatens To Kill Hundreds

Source: Guardian

Mon, May 25, 2015, 19:48

Rival powers and allies have traded barbs and accusations over the recent successes of Islamic State, a week after the militant group seized Ramadi in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria, amid warnings that it may execute hundreds of hostages captured in its latest battles.

The war of words highlighted disagreements between the US, Iraq and Iran over how to combat IS. Months of air strikes have failed to check its advances.

Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, said the US lacked the will to fight Islamic State.

“Today, there is nobody in confrontation with [Islamic State] except the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as nations who are next to Iran or supported by Iran,” Mr Soleimani told a daily newspaper, Javan, on Monday.

Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/allies-bicker-as-islamic-state-threatens-to-kill-hundreds-1.2225647

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Allies Bicker As Islamic State Threatens To Kill Hundreds (Original Post) Purveyor May 2015 OP
the endless joys of religion and its admirers and practitioners nt msongs May 2015 #1
I don't think this is really about religion. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #2
Religious extremists believing to fight their "endtimes"-battle is not about religion? DetlefK May 2015 #4
It's definitely a component, but a number of other things too. EEO May 2015 #6
Deserve us right... Red1 May 2015 #3
www.goarmy.com tabasco May 2015 #5
 

Red1

(351 posts)
3. Deserve us right...
Mon May 25, 2015, 04:39 PM
May 2015

to have a suitcase nuke dropped down our pants...

And those bastards have the $$$, the resources and the contacts that would
like to see that happen.

No fuckn joke..someone better get enough boots on the ground before
its too late...and no one can get in.

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