To save Mosul, arming year

10/22/2016
By Jamal al - Dhari
To this day been two years since Mr. Abadi and is working to re-building the army with the support of the international coalition, but unfortunately, the military is still not able to edit Mosul alone, however, he says that Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq will be freed by the end of this year, but it tends to rely on Shiite militias - many of which serve as Iran's proxies in Iraq to do the job. Sunni Arabs, a key component in Iraq, which should be given a key role in the liberation of their own regions - had been marginalized and deported by the government in Baghdad. It was the marginalization of the Sunni sect known subject since 2003. The former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's policy of marginalization and exclusion of the year contributed to the emergence of a catalyst of the Islamic state. Today, there is a new prime minister in Iraq, but remained the same disastrous policies. The head of the House of Representatives, and human Sunni Arabs, has admitted that he was closing the door to Sunni Arabs to join the fight. This is a big mistake, and Washington should act urgently to correct it because to prevent the population of these areas will lead to the liberation of Mosul destabilize Iraq in the foreseeable future. Sunni Arabs desire and ability and willingness to fight and defeat Daesh, but they lack support. And about 20 miles northeast of Mosul, there is a group of about 2,000 Ashairasenyh fighters, working with some local Kadhalssayasan, and undergoing training, they are from Mosul and nearby towns, who are willing and able to fight the Islamic State defeated to restore their homes and protect their neighbors and relatives, and the defense structure the infrastructure of their cities, which will be needed to rebuild the economy. But alas, it is not taken to give these brave Iraqi citizens or air support needed from Baghdad military equipment. Iraqi central government has followed in previous battles for the Liberation of the Sunni Islamic state and one of the two strategies cities. In the city of Tikrit, the government published a Shiite militias to help the army. This led to their operations and extensive looting, murder and genocide, and in other cities, such as Ramadi, the government has chosen another way instead of by relying mainly on aerial bombardment. With this method to prevent the militias from committing war crimes, but the results of the bombing and destruction was catastrophic: According to local officials, it has been the destruction of nearly 80 percent of the city. Mosul is the largest city controlled by the Islamic state. It is also a predominantly Sunni overwhelming, and the only way to liberate the city and reduce the bloodshed which is to involve local people in the battle of liberation. The involvement of Shiite militias in the battle to liberate Mosul would answer a great reaction from the local population, and some of them rushes to join the Islamic State, when compared with the extremism of both sides (Daesh and militias) were moving some residents forced to the lesser of two evils, compared with Shiite militias. Of historical facts that, hundreds of years ago, she Sunni Arab tribal area west of Baghdad and all the way to the Jordanian and Syrian borders. And my tribe, the tribe of Zoba, is one of dozens of tribes that endemic and lived in that region. Otherwise the Iraqi Alljeic which is dominated by one sect belongs to the most southern governorates of Iraq, this is the Sunni Arab tribes fully committed and willing to defend its territory by themselves. They have sacrificed these Acharfalakeathm men in the war against extremists before. From 2006 to 2008, the Sunni Arabs fought and defeated al-Qaeda in Iraq battles was led by local tribal leaders to act in coordination with US forces, known at the time as the Anbar Awakening. Awakening and became pivotal in achieving stability in Iraq when President George W. Bush visited Anbar province to express its gratitude to its anecdotal evidence. The Awakening Aloktherohmah factor in contributing to the decline in violence in 2007 and the elimination of al-Qaida and prevent the loss of Iraq's territory. The one who did this is the national Ashairalaracah not corrupt government and the work of these clans is that saved Iraq from decay. But this stability and all these sacrifices have been wasted because of sectarian policies of the government of al-Maliki. The tribal fighters in these areas are fully prepared and have the desire and the ability again to confront and defeat extremism and eliminate it and to protect their land. Leaders from the Sunni sect has held countless meetings in Baghdad and Erbil to discuss ways to contribute to the processes of liberalization, have continuously expressed a concern and we were informed that US officials of the seriousness of the participation of the government-backed Shiite militias and their role in the military campaign against the Islamic state. In the case of the participation of Shiite militias in Mosul liberalization process should be on the United States by air support withholding. Instead of allowing the participation of these militias, Washington should arm the Sunni tribes of Anbar and Nineveh. These forces, including the 2,000 fighters based near the city of Mosul can fight this terrorist organization to fight and defeat along with the elite units of the Iraqi army, such as the Nineveh operations command, units of the Iraqi counter-terrorism and ninth Armored Division. Unfortunately, American officials turn a blind matter what we say, insisting that our participation in the liberation of our own areas will be possible only if the central government in Baghdad agrees. This Ommermikhyee disappointing and unproductive. These tribal and clan forces have the local knowledge and critical not only knowledge of the terrain of these areas but also its people, as many of them unrelated and affinity. Throughout history, the civilians in these areas trust with leaders of tribes and clans to protect them. But Mr. Abadi, like Mr. Maliki, who before him, fear that arming these tribes would threaten the regime led by Shiites in Baghdad. The source of this fear is Iran and its extremist allies and its promoters militants in Iraq, and this fear is misplaced. They should remember that the Sunni Awakening forces in a timely manner has never extended to the territory inhabited by Shiites or areas where al-Qaida in Iraq, which does not exist. They should know that Moreover, depriving the Sunni tribes and clans of the weapon does not make the government more secure. It corresponds these tribes have been armed and supported by the government in 2014, what was the Islamic state to seize and captures these vast spaces of Iraqi territory. It will be a battle to liberate Mosul is complex and expensive. But it can be much lower if the population of the city to provide support for liberators, instead of being afraid of them.

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