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In a small military base situated parties Mosul and hundreds of kilometers away from the concentration of Iraqi forces, was a strange meeting of its kind between the "Sunni tribal leaders of the military," the US military delegation. Inside the base, specifically in the operations room, the two sides discuss how to help the Sunni Arabs in their creation and without warning and diplomatic protocol and phrases private army, the US military delegation asked counterparty "How can we help you?".
As is known, the United States agreed to support for Iraq in the recent war against militants "Daash", compared to the implementation of the government's promises of reform. As expressed explicitly when they said "the government pay attention to the Sunni population because they are marginalized under the rule of al-Maliki, Addressing this will be the beginning of cooperation in the elimination of the militant group."
The Iraqi government has implemented some of the recent recommendations of the United States, with White House officials consider it as good. Washington later this satisfaction began to put the idea of establishing "National Guard" to take it upon himself to edit and protection under the regulation "Daash" areas and continues to oversee the territory after the liberation of the gunmen, but that the US proposal is confronted with a sharp rejection of the government and parliament, the government here has failed in the first test Americans have, according to White House officials.
The White House and the Pentagon in particular, as well as working behind the scenes with local leaders in the maturation of the idea of "National Guard" Fraha constitute a Sunni army, after the training and equipping of the Sunni tribal campaign to be soldiers of the army.
Khaled al-Hamdani, a retired Iraqi general of the former army, took it upon himself to protect Mosul, gunmen "Daash" the eyes of the Americans, he is still a leader locally unpopular and popular support among circles conductivity due to have its own niche.
Hamdani described the meeting with the Americans, who was present it as a leader for the Liberation of Nineveh as positive, saying it "asked the negotiating team for what I want exactly? I replied, I simply want the restoration of Mosul."
Americans, according to al-Hamdani, came out of the meeting with satisfaction the presence of ground can be established from which the Sunni army, the officer pointed to the presence of important members of the US delegation They CIA officers.
US delegation asked Hamdani, according to convey, from Mosul liberate? He replied, waving to his soldiers undergoing training "these are will lead the way for the liberation of Nineveh."
Americans and after the completion of the meeting Bahamdama and his companions, assured him they would send weapons and supplies to his camp, which he said the military base.
US officials stressed that Washington's goal is legislation, "National Guard" in the long term, while the Pentagon will continue to send weapons and equipment to Almentvdh tribal groups against al "Daash" away from the government.
"Dobardon base", which lies 10 km from the presence of militants, "Daash", now annexed to the 6000 element willing to fight side by side with the forces of al-Hamdani, as well as the existence of element 250 from the special forces "Swat" willing to fight.
The military complex, the presence of the Americans observed heavily and they are trained Almottagmehrh elements and give lectures on how to deal with the "war of the cities". The US officials, for their part, denied the existence of a US advisory forces in that rule, but Hamdani said they give daily exercises planned to end their training within a few days of power.
Hamdani and asserts that "once you get the weapon after sufficient training we will restore Mosul in just one month."
Although al-Hamdani's determination to eliminate "Daash", but that Washington still believes that the division of Iraqi society is the basis for entry militants "Daash" into its territory and privately Shiites in power, and the provision of facilities by some Sunni tribes to enter the "Daash" and control of the parts The wide range of the country.
Hamdani and after December 7, said that the last meeting of its findings have emerged when Washington agreed to send weapons, has received his comrades small shipments of arms was coming to them from Erbil International Airport.
Baghdad officials, and after learning of the arrival of shipments to the local Sunni forces, said that these methods and Washington to put pressure on the central government to begin with are the other of arming Sunni tribes to fight the organization and restore areas under his control.
The men received Hamdani second shipment within two weeks was carrying 30 heavy machine guns and 2,000 light machine-type "Kalashnikov", and this was a fraction of the weapons, which will hopefully be up days of the start of the attack on Mosul before.
Hamdani said in response to a question about whether funded by the Ministry of inner strength emerging ?, he replied quickly and without hesitation, "No".
Ken Pollack, an analyst for Iraq issues at the Brookings Institute, a Washington-based, believes that "there is a risk of the US strategy against Daash especially Washington's approach to the elimination of the organization, because they did not systematize the issue of arming the tribes.
He said, "This is dangerous, because it includes a disturbing dimension, and may increase the sectarian conflict and activates revenge among the Sunni community itself, especially since the recipients of arms may threaten the involved tribes in facilitating the entry of Daash into its territory, as well as the likelihood of a conflict with the Shiites that have multiple forces in the street. "
Hamdani and preferably have arms the size of his community located at the Shiite community to protect itself from attacks and the risks they may be exposed in the future.
The analyst goes on to say Pollack "This armament is a direct negative effects that will increase in the long term unless the acceleration of the Iraqi forces and proceed legally confer legitimacy on the weapons that will reach the size of the Sunni community."
Kurdish forces have expressed lack of interest in the current arming the Sunni community, arguing that the main forces in Iraq, armed and supported her, why not have a year or tribal army organization that seeks to protect its territory? This is hinted at by the senior leader of the Kurdish forces, which at the same time criticized the sudden withdrawal of the army from their positions after hearing the news of entry militants Daash to Mosul last summer.
Said Noureddine Kaplan, vice president of Council of Nineveh province, who lives in the province of Dohuk and supervise them on the activity of the organization of al-Hamdani, the anti-militants Daash, he was "a very frustrating that the central government insists on not sending arms to forces or popular organizations, anti-Daash This gives us an indication of non-seriousness towards us." .
Kaplan concluded his speech in response to whether the government or do not trust them, saying with a smile desperate "Unfortunately, the government does not trust us."
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In a small military base situated parties Mosul and hundreds of kilometers away from the concentration of Iraqi forces, was a strange meeting of its kind between the "Sunni tribal leaders of the military," the US military delegation. Inside the base, specifically in the operations room, the two sides discuss how to help the Sunni Arabs in their creation and without warning and diplomatic protocol and phrases private army, the US military delegation asked counterparty "How can we help you?".
As is known, the United States agreed to support for Iraq in the recent war against militants "Daash", compared to the implementation of the government's promises of reform. As expressed explicitly when they said "the government pay attention to the Sunni population because they are marginalized under the rule of al-Maliki, Addressing this will be the beginning of cooperation in the elimination of the militant group."
The Iraqi government has implemented some of the recent recommendations of the United States, with White House officials consider it as good. Washington later this satisfaction began to put the idea of establishing "National Guard" to take it upon himself to edit and protection under the regulation "Daash" areas and continues to oversee the territory after the liberation of the gunmen, but that the US proposal is confronted with a sharp rejection of the government and parliament, the government here has failed in the first test Americans have, according to White House officials.
The White House and the Pentagon in particular, as well as working behind the scenes with local leaders in the maturation of the idea of "National Guard" Fraha constitute a Sunni army, after the training and equipping of the Sunni tribal campaign to be soldiers of the army.
Khaled al-Hamdani, a retired Iraqi general of the former army, took it upon himself to protect Mosul, gunmen "Daash" the eyes of the Americans, he is still a leader locally unpopular and popular support among circles conductivity due to have its own niche.
Hamdani described the meeting with the Americans, who was present it as a leader for the Liberation of Nineveh as positive, saying it "asked the negotiating team for what I want exactly? I replied, I simply want the restoration of Mosul."
Americans, according to al-Hamdani, came out of the meeting with satisfaction the presence of ground can be established from which the Sunni army, the officer pointed to the presence of important members of the US delegation They CIA officers.
US delegation asked Hamdani, according to convey, from Mosul liberate? He replied, waving to his soldiers undergoing training "these are will lead the way for the liberation of Nineveh."
Americans and after the completion of the meeting Bahamdama and his companions, assured him they would send weapons and supplies to his camp, which he said the military base.
US officials stressed that Washington's goal is legislation, "National Guard" in the long term, while the Pentagon will continue to send weapons and equipment to Almentvdh tribal groups against al "Daash" away from the government.
"Dobardon base", which lies 10 km from the presence of militants, "Daash", now annexed to the 6000 element willing to fight side by side with the forces of al-Hamdani, as well as the existence of element 250 from the special forces "Swat" willing to fight.
The military complex, the presence of the Americans observed heavily and they are trained Almottagmehrh elements and give lectures on how to deal with the "war of the cities". The US officials, for their part, denied the existence of a US advisory forces in that rule, but Hamdani said they give daily exercises planned to end their training within a few days of power.
Hamdani and asserts that "once you get the weapon after sufficient training we will restore Mosul in just one month."
Although al-Hamdani's determination to eliminate "Daash", but that Washington still believes that the division of Iraqi society is the basis for entry militants "Daash" into its territory and privately Shiites in power, and the provision of facilities by some Sunni tribes to enter the "Daash" and control of the parts The wide range of the country.
Hamdani and after December 7, said that the last meeting of its findings have emerged when Washington agreed to send weapons, has received his comrades small shipments of arms was coming to them from Erbil International Airport.
Baghdad officials, and after learning of the arrival of shipments to the local Sunni forces, said that these methods and Washington to put pressure on the central government to begin with are the other of arming Sunni tribes to fight the organization and restore areas under his control.
The men received Hamdani second shipment within two weeks was carrying 30 heavy machine guns and 2,000 light machine-type "Kalashnikov", and this was a fraction of the weapons, which will hopefully be up days of the start of the attack on Mosul before.
Hamdani said in response to a question about whether funded by the Ministry of inner strength emerging ?, he replied quickly and without hesitation, "No".
Ken Pollack, an analyst for Iraq issues at the Brookings Institute, a Washington-based, believes that "there is a risk of the US strategy against Daash especially Washington's approach to the elimination of the organization, because they did not systematize the issue of arming the tribes.
He said, "This is dangerous, because it includes a disturbing dimension, and may increase the sectarian conflict and activates revenge among the Sunni community itself, especially since the recipients of arms may threaten the involved tribes in facilitating the entry of Daash into its territory, as well as the likelihood of a conflict with the Shiites that have multiple forces in the street. "
Hamdani and preferably have arms the size of his community located at the Shiite community to protect itself from attacks and the risks they may be exposed in the future.
The analyst goes on to say Pollack "This armament is a direct negative effects that will increase in the long term unless the acceleration of the Iraqi forces and proceed legally confer legitimacy on the weapons that will reach the size of the Sunni community."
Kurdish forces have expressed lack of interest in the current arming the Sunni community, arguing that the main forces in Iraq, armed and supported her, why not have a year or tribal army organization that seeks to protect its territory? This is hinted at by the senior leader of the Kurdish forces, which at the same time criticized the sudden withdrawal of the army from their positions after hearing the news of entry militants Daash to Mosul last summer.
Said Noureddine Kaplan, vice president of Council of Nineveh province, who lives in the province of Dohuk and supervise them on the activity of the organization of al-Hamdani, the anti-militants Daash, he was "a very frustrating that the central government insists on not sending arms to forces or popular organizations, anti-Daash This gives us an indication of non-seriousness towards us." .
Kaplan concluded his speech in response to whether the government or do not trust them, saying with a smile desperate "Unfortunately, the government does not trust us."
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