Iraq Conflict 2014 [Breaking News Only]

[Ali-F]

In an emotional speech today, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said: “Dear Karbala, Dear Najaf, Dear Kadhimiyah and Dear Samarra, we warn the great powers and their lackeys and the terrorists, the great Iranian people will do everything to protect you.”

 

(Wilayah News)

 

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ايرانيون يتجمهرون قبالة السفارة العراقية في طهران مطالبين بحقهم في الدفاع عن المراقد المقدسة ،،،

 

 

Iranians showing ther respect towards the shrines, infront of the Iraqi Embassy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hasanhh]

(salam)

Wed mourning, pun intended, 18July14:

 

Prompted by a PressTV 0225GMT article, I have found so far that;

 

Turkey is negotiating the release of 80 hostages

 

40 from India have been taken hostage

 

some of the northern Iraqi Christians have been taken hostage --from a network broadcast last night.

[IbnSohan]

 

And when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah . And Allah is with the patient."

And when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."

 

Meanwhile, Sunni militants attacked the army bases outside the town of Saqlawiyah, just north of the militant-seized city of Fallujah, some 50 km west of Baghdad, and fought fierce clashes during the day, a provincial police source said without giving details about casualties.

 

 

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=225143

Alhamdulliah. Baghdad is still standing.

[Ali-F]

 

 

And when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah . And Allah is with the patient."

And when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."

 

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=225143

Alhamdulliah. Baghdad is still standing.

 

 

I can't imagine that these rats are actually TRYING to take Baghdad. They shouldn't even have the chance to do that.. How many are they? 2000? 5000? Versus 3+ millions?!

[hasanhh]

Conflicting accounts about who controls the refinery.

[RiseOrDie]

Conflicting accounts about who controls the refinery.

 

there was fighting there for hours, but it ended with ISIS victory

[IbnSohan]

Baji refinery is under the control of the army

 

Tal Afar is under the control of the army 

[Orion]

Breaking News:

Mortar shells hit Askariya holy shrine in Samarra

 

6 hours ago

Al Mayadeen TV channel announced a mortar attack on the Askariya holy shrine in Samarra.Al Mayadeen TV channel announced a mortar attack on the Askariya holy shrine in Samarra.

According to the report the outer wall of the shrine was damaged.

The attack did not damage the inner parts of the shrine's building, but left 14 people injured.

Any further news will be posted later.

http://www.abna.ir/english/service/important/archive/2014/06/19/617245/story.html

 

14 casualties in Shiite holy shrine in Samarra - Iraq

 

5 hours ago

Brief

Police sources reported here that 14 persons were injured by two shells that fell on the surroundings of Shiite holy shrine of Imam Ali al-Hadi in Samarra' city.

Police sources reported here that 14 persons were injured by two shells that fell on the surroundings of Shiite holy shrine of Imam Ali al-Hadi in Samarra' city.

The sources pointed out that a Katyousha shell fell on the holy site, 40 km south of Tikrit that resulted in wounding four of federal police personnel and five from the Golden Division.

Another rocket fell on a distance of less than one kilometer from the holy shrine that resulted in wounding five civilians, including a woman and a child, the sources added.

 

http://www.abna.ir/english/service/important/archive/2014/06/19/617260/story.html

Edited June 19, 2014 by Orion

[hasanhh]

Thurs,19June14:

 

al-Alam is reporting: Advance to Mosul being prepared by Iraqi Army; US F-18 flying surveillance missions; and the FSA in Syria is to swear allegiance to ISIS.

 

 

@10:19EDT  more from media-land:

 

Al-Jazeera's reports are behind the other sites

 

DeautscheWelle dw.de is mostly soccer and "analysis" on Iraq

 

PressTV:  reports that ISIS/ISIL wants 'jihad-ul-nikka" with the women in Mosul  :sick:  <---the women's reaction, ed.

 

Hurriyat Daily (Turkey) 1) criticizes the Turkish gov't for restricting reporting on the 80 Turkish hostages; 2) quotes AFP that Sec Kerry said the US will share information with Iran 'but will not cooperate'.

 

Finally, :lol:  Daily Star. Lebanon, in the article, "Tripoli gathering: Iraq a "revolution of oppressed' ",19Jun14, reports that the "National Islamic Gathering" [?] in Lebanon condemns Tehran for its oppressive policies in Iraq.   :shifty: :wacko: :donno:

Edited June 19, 2014 by hasanhh

[salman1]

Salams,

 

If you guys might recall, during the 2006 war, intially there were conflicting reports. Infact, initially Israel made massive gain, until t slowly but surely the resistance caught up and drove them out and gave them a loss  that they still regret. It's good to be update with the findings, but we need to have firm belief (myself included), that provided people are sincerely fighting for the sake of Allah (SWT) the final victory will be the with believers.

 

Salman

[Haji 2003]

 

 

Barack Obama announced on Thursday that a contingent up to 300 “military advisers” will be sent to help Iraq's beleaguered army repel the advance of Sunni insurgents, but insisted the US would not be dragged into another bloody war in the country.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/19/obama-100-special-forces-iraq

 

 

Useless. They're just being sent to spy on whatever the Iranians are doing.

 

Don't know why Maliki agreed to this, unless the Americans threatened him with assassination.

[hasanhh]

Did anyone see Obomb'em's press conference starting before 1400hrs EDT ?

[sayedamir2000]

 

 

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/19/obama-100-special-forces-iraq

 

 

Useless. They're just being sent to spy on whatever the Iranians are doing.

 

Don't know why Maliki agreed to this, unless the Americans threatened him with assassination.

 

 

I heard several months ago that Maliki would be assassinated but not sure about this information, especially in case if he won't take us orders.

Edited June 19, 2014 by sayedamir2000

[Shabaan]

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235023265-no2isis-campaign-on-twitter-and-fb/

check out the media campaign online on the thread above

[IbnSohan]

BREAKING NEWS

 

Sayyed Sistani calls all Iraqis to fight against ISIS before "everyone regret it tomorrow"

"our call is not sectarian in nature" he added " we are calling to fight against ISIS specifically"

[sayedamir2000]

BREAKING NEWS

 

Sayyed Sistani calls all Iraqis to fight against ISIS before "everyone regret it tomorrow"

"our call is not sectarian in nature" he added " we are calling to fight against ISIS specifically"

 

Can you put this on more details brother? Does this mean also that all iraqis around the world or just the iraqis living in Iraq? I got one thing in my mind today and that was the let's suppose that Iraq would be split into three different countries, one for shia, one for sunni and one for kurds. Even in that case there would be a war against shias after that split. This would be the dream of usa and israel because once that division is done they could use this sunni country to wage war against all shia countries. So there's not a chance that it would be splitted and if in any case would be splitted that I don't believe then we have made a huge mistake.

[IbnSohan]

Can you put this on more details brother? Does this mean also that all iraqis around the world or just the iraqis living in Iraq? I got one thing in my mind today and that was the let's suppose that Iraq would be split into three different countries, one for shia, one for sunni and one for kurds. Even in that case there would be a war against shias after that split. This would be the dream of usa and israel because once that division is done they could use this sunni country to wage war against all shia countries. So there's not a chance that it would be splitted and if in any case would be splitted that I don't believe then we have made a huge mistake.

Sayyed Sistani fatwa excluded :Those abroad, the students and those who work in gov. The fatwa has also restricted the volunteers to the Iraqi army only meaning that joining the political parties militia will not fulfill the obligation.

[sayedamir2000]

Sayyed Sistani fatwa excluded :Those abroad, the students and those who work in gov. The fatwa has also restricted the volunteers to the Iraqi army only meaning that joining the political parties militia will not fulfill the obligation.

 

Thank you brother, but isn't that original fatwa that Sayed Sistani may Allah (S.W.T) bless him commenced and it was detailed to such like you described because I read the described version few days ago.

[IFK]

This is something new:

Iraqi cleric (referring to Ayatollah Sistani) turns up heat on Al Maliki

Call for new, effective government is a big boost to prime minister’s rivals

 

http://gulfnews.com/in-focus/iraq-anniversary/iraqi-cleric-turns-up-heat-on-al-maliki-1.1349914

[hasanhh]

I must be confused. I check Sistani's website and find nothing.

 

But find all kinds of comments and corrections to a 'fatwa' that Sistani is supposed to have expressed in western news media. Now this is copied by gulfnews and who knows who will copy it next.

 

 

Comments?

[Abu Nur]

I must be confused. I check Sistani's website and find nothing.

 

But find all kinds of comments and corrections to a 'fatwa' that Sistani is supposed to have expressed in western news media. Now this is copied by gulfnews and who knows who will copy it next.

 

 

Comments?

You have no idea how much these news fake the Iraq issues.

Edited June 21, 2014 by Dhulfikar

[Sumerian]

Because on Friday there was the sermon from one of Sayyed Alee' al-Sistaani (h.a)'s represantative.

[Ali-F]

I must be confused. I check Sistani's website and find nothing.

 

But find all kinds of comments and corrections to a 'fatwa' that Sistani is supposed to have expressed in western news media. Now this is copied by gulfnews and who knows who will copy it next.

 

 

Comments?

 

I don't like it was really a fatwa. It was rather a call for self defence, and people to rise up against ISIS. 

[IbnSohan]

ISIS controls Qa'im, boarder crossing with Syria completely. Fierce fights happened between ISIS and Iraqi Army for three days. Tens of losses from both sides.

There is almost no presence to the Iraqi Army in Anbar desert, the west southern part of Iraq bordering Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

The other side of the crossing is controlled by the FSA

[hasanhh]

(salam)

 

Sun22Jun14, 11:11 EDT

 

Reuters, "Iran rejects US action in Iraq as militants push east", by Kamal Namaa

 

-Ayatollah Khomenei rejected US actions in Iraq

 

-said the US wants control over an extremist "caliphate" using "stooges"

[IbnSohan]

ISIS Expands Its Reach in Iraq, Captures Fourth Town in Two Days

[Abu_Muslim]

I don't like it was really a fatwa. It was rather a call for self defence, and people to rise up against ISIS. 

The fact that Sistani is a religious leader for only a certain segment of the Iraqi population makes it sectarian. Sistani carries virtually no authority among Sunni muslims. It would have been best for Sistani not to give a fatwa at all. Because of his very position as an authority on Shia Islam, this fatwa by Sistani, regardless of his intentions/meaning, would be interpreted as being a call for Shias to form militias. Shia militias have formed all over Baghdad and the Shia provinces in Iraq as a result of Sistani's fatwa. 

[sayedamir2000]

The fact that Sistani is a religious leader for only a certain segment of the Iraqi population makes it sectarian. Sistani carries virtually no authority among Sunni muslims. It would have been best for Sistani not to give a fatwa at all. Because of his very position as an authority on Shia Islam, this fatwa by Sistani, regardless of his intentions/meaning, would be interpreted as being a call for Shias to form militias. Shia militias have formed all over Baghdad and the Shia provinces in Iraq as a result of Sistani's fatwa. 

 

Yeah and you can stop saying those non-sense things that you have been keep saying all the time. I swear, during the time I have been in shiachat I never have heard anything sensible coming from you.

[Ibrahim_A]

The fact that Sistani is a religious leader for only a certain segment of the Iraqi population makes it sectarian. Sistani carries virtually no authority among Sunni muslims. It would have been best for Sistani not to give a fatwa at all. Because of his very position as an authority on Shia Islam, this fatwa by Sistani, regardless of his intentions/meaning, would be interpreted as being a call for Shias to form militias. Shia militias have formed all over Baghdad and the Shia provinces in Iraq as a result of Sistani's fatwa.

*brace for sarcasm*

Oh dear now I realize, imagine how reckless he was by raising awareness and mobilising an army to fight not only a national threat but a threat to islam as a whole instead of sitting in his office leaving 90% of all Iraqis leaderless, clueless hiding in their homes.

He is muslim, leave it at that. He set an example on how muslims should react to such a national and religious threat. The most obvious reason that this is not sectarianism is that Sunni scholars heeded Sistani's fatwa.

[Abu_Muslim]

*brace for sarcasm*

Oh dear now I realize, imagine how reckless he was by raising awareness and mobilising an army to fight not only a national threat but a threat to islam as a whole instead of sitting in his office leaving 90% of all Iraqis leaderless, clueless hiding in their homes.

He is muslim, leave it at that. He set an example on how muslims should react to such a national and religious threat. The most obvious reason that this is not sectarianism is that Sunni scholars heeded Sistani's fatwa.

Sunni scholars who are on the government's payroll... 

[Ali-F]

Sunni scholars who are on the government's payroll... 

 

hehe...

[kbsquare]

ISIS Expands Its Reach in Iraq, Captures Fourth Town in Two Days

Where is this Iraqi army? What good is protecting a few shrines mainly located in south iraq when the whole north is slowly being taken over...the more areas ISIS controls on the borders of Iraq and Saudi/Jordan the more gateways are going to be open for more ISIS members to enter Iraq. We have planes, tanks, better artillery, and all around better technology, yet we are losing to these guys. How extremely pitiful.

Edited June 22, 2014 by kbsquare

[FisherKing]

Where is this Iraqi army? What good is protecting a few shrines mainly located in south iraq when the whole north is slowly being taken over...the more areas ISIS controls on the borders of Iraq and Saudi/Jordan the more gateways are going to be open for more ISIS members to enter Iraq. We have planes, tanks, better artillery, and all around better technology, yet we are losing to these guys. How extremely pitiful.

 

This^

 

Look, this is a war of survival for Iraq. This is not something where you take your time and train all the volunteer milita for months so they can get good etc....They need to be in there NOW!

 

Iranians weren't sitting around practicing when Saddam was taking their territory, they went in droves to fight. I won't bother stating what would have happend if they were slow in response because everyone knows. This is urgent.

 

 

[kbsquare]

This^

Look, this is a war of survival for Iraq. This is not something where you take your time and train all the volunteer milita for months so they can get good etc....They need to be in there NOW!

Iranians weren't sitting around practicing when Saddam was taking their territory, they went in droves to fight. I won't bother stating what would have happend if they were slow in response because everyone knows. This is urgent.

That's the thing, why is there so much talk about volunteers and training when we have an army...

[Wahdat]

The fact that Sistani is a religious leader for only a certain segment of the Iraqi population makes it sectarian. Sistani carries virtually no authority among Sunni muslims. It would have been best for Sistani not to give a fatwa at all. Because of his very position as an authority on Shia Islam, this fatwa by Sistani, regardless of his intentions/meaning, would be interpreted as being a call for Shias to form militias. Shia militias have formed all over Baghdad and the Shia provinces in Iraq as a result of Sistani's fatwa. 

Its amazing to see the terrorist sympathizers like you expect so much from people like Ayatollah Sistani and yet so little from your own terrorist religious figures.