Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. Space Travel News .




IRAQ WARS
Iraq PM calls for 'tribal revolution' against IS
by Staff Writers
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 05, 2015


Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Monday for a "tribal revolution" against the Islamic State group, in a sign of the importance Baghdad places on tribal resistance against the jihadists.

In a meeting with Suhaib al-Rawi, the newly elected governor of embattled Anbar province, Abadi "stressed the need for a tribal revolution to rid the body of Iraqi society of this foreign enemy", the premier's office said.

He emphasised "the importance of the tribes and the sons of the province taking part in liberating their areas from the terrorist organisations".

IS spearheaded a sweeping militant offensive last year that overran large parts of Iraq, including significant territory in Anbar which stretches from the borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the western approach to Baghdad.

The support of Iraq's powerful Sunni tribes is seen as essential to defeating IS, and tribal fighters -- who are now being trained by Baghdad -- have played a key role in keeping the jihadists from gaining further ground in Anbar.

Iraqi security forces wilted under the initial IS onslaught last June, but are now backed by US-led air strikes, international advisers, Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribes, and have begun to claw back some areas.


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


.


Related Links
Iraq: The first technology war of the 21st century






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








IRAQ WARS
Saudi to reopen Iraq embassy after nearly 25 years
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 03, 2015
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of opening an embassy in Baghdad where its last mission closed nearly 25 years ago. A foreign ministry statement said the delegation would "take the necessary decisions to choose and equip buildings" for an embassy in Baghdad and a consulate in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region in the north. Dipl ... read more


IRAQ WARS
Russia Remains World Leader in Space Launches: Roscosmos

Summary of 2014 Civil and Commercial Launches

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket

IRAQ WARS
Mars rover Opportunity suffering from 'amnesia' says NASA

Mars mission boost welcomed by scientists

U.K. researchers plan to grow lettuce on Mars

Tales from a Martian Rock

IRAQ WARS
Russian Company Proposes to Build Lunar Base

'Shooting the Moon' with Satellite Laser Ranging

Moon Express testing compact lunar lander at Kennedy

UK Plans to Drill Into Moon, Explore Feasibility of Manned Base

IRAQ WARS
Swarms of Pluto-Size Objects Kick Up Dust around Adolescent Sun-Like Star

On Pluto's Doorstep, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Awakens for Encounter

New Horizons Wakes Up on Pluto's Doorstep

NASA craft to probe Pluto after nine-year journey

IRAQ WARS
Stretched-out solid exoplanets

Kepler Proves It Can Still Find Planets

NASA's Kepler Reborn, Makes First Exoplanet Find of New Mission

Super-Earth spotted by ground-based telescope, a first

IRAQ WARS
Angara-A5 Launch Opens New Page in Russia's Space Exploration

Russia successfully test-launches new rocket

India launches biggest ever rocket into space

ISRO to Test-Fly Heaviest Rocket, Crew Module on December 18

IRAQ WARS
China launches the FY-2 08 meteorological satellite successfully

China's Long March puts satellite in orbit on 200th launch

Countdown to China's new space programs begins

China develops new rocket for manned moon mission: media

IRAQ WARS
Philae probing comet with hours left on battery

Comet probe in race against time to crown stellar feat

Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach to Dwarf Planet Ceres

Risky Business




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.