Iraq pleads for global help in fight against jihadists

By W.G. Dunlop | AFP News – 12 hours ago

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On Friday, suspected Shiite militiamen launched an attack on a Sunni mosque in Diyala province, killing 70 people as they sprayed worshippers with machinegun fire, according to officers and a witness, although some sources blamed IS for the killings.

Dubbed by a "massacre" by rights group Amnesty International, the attack threatens to increase anger among the Sunni Muslim minority with the Shiite-led government at a time when the anti-militant drive depends on their cooperation.

Prime minister-designate Haidar al-Abadi, a Shiite, urged "citizens to close ranks to deny the opportunity to the enemies of Iraq who are trying to provoke strife".

The above statement say it all.

Shiite should close rank with the Sunni Muslim minority - to face a bigger threat the ISIL - and not fight among the 2 groups.

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