Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:26
Popular Forces' Commanders: Ramadi Liberation Operation Blocked by US
TEHRAN
(FNA)- Commanders of Iraq's popular forces complain that the US is
hindering the start of final phase of the operation to free Ramadi, the
capital of Anbar province, from ISIL control.
"The
US bargains and pressures on the Baghdad government have prevented
accomplishment of Ramadi liberation operation," Abu Yousef al-Khazali, a
commander of Seyed al-Shohada battalion, told FNA on Thursday.
"The
US has long been seeking to force the government to stop using the
popular forces in military operations against ISIL, specially in the
liberation operations conducted in different Iraqi regions," he added.
Also,
Karim al-Nouri, the spokesman of Iraq's popular forces, told FNA that
the "the Americans' interference has distorted plans to free Ramadi".
He added that "the Americans are not serious about bringing the battles to an end".
A
commander of Iraq's volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) complained in
similar remarks that the US meddling in the fight against the ISIL has
impeded their victory over the Takfiri terrorist group and prevented
them from winning back the strategic cities of Ramadi and Fallujah.
"The
US meddling prevents the Iraqi army and popular forces from concluding
their battles against the ISIL in Ramadi and Fallujah cities," Commander
of Imam Khamenei Battalion Haidar al-Hosseini al-Ardavi told FNA on
Sunday.
He noted that the US is doing its best to prevent mop-up operations by the popular forces in Anbar province.
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Washington's Double Life? Iraqis Accuse US of Being in Cahoots With Daesh
Suspicion that the US is collaborating with Daesh (also known as ISIL/The Islamic State), instead of fighting the military group, is spreading among Iraqis, primarily due to the country's minimalist approach toward the crisis.
To
Americans, accusations that the US government is helping Daesh may seem
ludicrous. However, many Iraqi fighters and civilians claim they have
seen evidence of collusion between the US and the notorious terrorist
group citing, for instance, videos allegedly showing US helicopters
airdropping weapons to the militants, The Washington Post reported.
The
idea that the US is supporting Daesh is being persistently promoted
via social media and voiced in parliament by Shiite politicians in Iraq,
US military officials claim. In one popular video, recently released
on a Shiite militia group's Facebook page, a lawmaker with the country's
biggest militia group, the Badr Organization, waves seemingly new US
military MREs (meals ready to eat), allegedly found at a recently seized
Daesh base in Baiji, saying it is proof that the US supports
terrorists.The US military's Baghdad-based spokesman Colonel Steve
Warren said the charges are "beyond ridiculous."
"The
Iranians and the Iranian-backed Shiite militias are really pushing this
line of propaganda, that the United States is supporting ISIL," he
said. "There's clearly no one in the West who buys it,
but unfortunately, this is something that a segment of the Iraqi
population believes."
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