Anbar uprising in January 2014
The Islamist uprising in Anbar Province is a conflict that escalated in January 2014 between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the one hand and the al-Qaeda organization at the time Shiite-dominated Iraqi forces on the other hand. Sunni tribal militias are fighting both sides.
development
The trigger is seen as the evacuation of a Sunni protest camp on a highway near the city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad , on December 27, 2013, with 14 people killed; Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had described the camp as being infiltrated by al-Qaeda.
On January 1, two police stations were set on fire in Fallujah and hundreds of detainees were freed; On January 2nd, ISIL attacked the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah . Fallujah was captured during the day while Ramadi was only partially captured and defended by tribal militia and police. Nuri al-Maliki called on the residents and tribes of Fallujah to drive the al-Qaida fighters out of the city.
Reactions
National
44 Iraqi parliamentarians ended their mandate in protest against the evacuation of the Sunni protest camp.
International
Acting Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, has offered all conceivable assistance, but has ruled out sending American troops to Iraq again. White House press secretary Jay Carney concretized this aid by delivering a hundred Hellfire missiles ahead of schedule and ten ScanEagle reconnaissance drones.
The Iran provided assistance in the form of consultants and equipment: he will send them immediately to Iraq when a request vorläge. The Iranian chief of staff Mohammad Hejazi ruled out sending troops to Iraq.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d January 2, 2014: bluewin.ch: Islamists control parts of Ramadi and Fallujah ( Memento of February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (January 19, 2014)
- ^ Insurgents take control in Ramadi and Fallujah. The security situation in Iraq is chaotic. In: Zeit Online. Zeit Online GmbH, January 2, 2014, accessed on January 8, 2014 .
- ^ Loveday Morris and Anne Gearan: Kerry says US will help Iraq against al-Qaeda but won't send troops back in. Retrieved January 8, 2014 .
- ↑ USA accelerate arms deliveries to Iraq. In: Zeit Online. Zeit Online GmbH, January 7, 2014, accessed on January 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Iran offers Iraq military aid. In: Zeit Online. Zeit Online GmbH, January 6, 2014, accessed on January 8, 2014 .