"A Royal Air Force aircraft laden with huge quantities of humanitarian aid and other supplies to the Iraqi people... landed at the Ain al-Assad airport" in Anbar, a statement said.
King Abdullah II ordered the dispatch of aid to Anbar "as part of efforts to boost cooperation between Jordan and Iraq, and alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi people in view of the current situation in their country."
IS spearheaded a major offensive in June that overran much of Iraq`s Sunni Arab heartland, including swathes of Anbar where the jihadists have launched a campaign of mass killings.
The executions have targeted members of the Albu Nimr tribe which has fought the IS.
Anbar province, west of Baghdad, is across the border from Jordan.
The tiny desert kingdom has joined the US-led war on jihadists in Iraq and neighbouring Syria.
On Monday King Abdullah met visiting Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi to discuss coordination between the two countries to counter "terrorist organisations," a court statement said.
AFP
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Advance Team of US Troops Arrives in Anbar ...
ReplyDeleteA team of 50 U.S. troops has deployed in Iraq's volatile western Anbar province for the first time in the fight against Islamic State jihadists.
U.S. officials Monday said the team is visiting the al-Asad Air Base to survey the facility for potential use for a larger advise-and-assist operation.
The al-Asad base supplies tribal fighters and Iraqi forces holding on to the Haditha Dam, a critical piece of Iraq's infrastructure.
This U.S. move comes after President Barack Obama announced plans last week to double the number of troops in Iraq, approving an additional 1,500 forces that will include trainers and advisers for Anbar.
A string of battlefield defeats for Iraqi forces has led to warnings that Anbar, which stretches from borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the western approach to Baghdad, could fall entirely.
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10/11/14