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 Irans 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.
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msongs
(67,194 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)EEO
(1,620 posts)Red1
(351 posts)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.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)Ask for specialty "eleven bravo."
Good luck!