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måndag 4 augusti 2014

Kurdistan Regional Government asks US to support Peshmerga against ISIL terrorists


Kurdistan Regional Government asks US to support Peshmerga against ISIL terrorists.

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Kurdistan 
Regional Government Kurdistan Regional Government has officially asked 
the United States for armed assistance as it steps up the fight against 
terrorists of the ISIL who have declared their own state in conquered 
territories in Iraq and Syria.



Falah Mustafa, head of foreign relations, 
said in a press statement that the US missions in Baghdad and Erbil had 
taken the Kurdish appeal “seriously” and “promised to intently look into
the case.”
“We told the US representatives that the time
for action has come and that the US should change its Kurdish policy 
from showing gratitude to showing us direct support,” Mustafa added.
His comments came as the Kurdish Peshmirga 
forces, that have been a bulwark against the IS advancing into Iraq’s 
Kurdish-populated areas, reported receiving advanced heavy weapons and 
said they were ready to go on the offensive against the terrorists.
In Washington, the State Department said the 
US had joint operations centers in Erbil and Baghdad which were helping 
the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Kurdish Peshmirga commanders by 
sharing intelligence information.
ISIL terrorists launched a massive attack on 
Kurdish-controlled areas on Sunday morning, capturing the important oil 
cities of Shengal and Zumar, 50 kilometers from the Syrian-Kurdish 
border. Heavy losses were reported on both sides.
Kurdish military officials say the Peshmirga 
fighters will urgently need heavy weaponry and ammunition in order to go
ahead with an offensive against the ISIL terrorists.
“We told the Americans that this is a war against terror and we could not possibly go to this war all alone,” Mustafa said.


“Christians and the Yazidis must be 
protected. We do not wish to face this war alone. The international 
community must act and the US should take its responsibility. We need 
advanced weapons and ammunition to fight the terrorists,” he added.

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