"Air support is not enough. There is too little surveillance. Daech (Islamic State) is mobile and move in very small groups. It's not enough," Al-Abadi said.
"There are many speeches of support to Iraq but little action on the ground. There is an international problem and must be resolved," he was quoted as saying by local media ahead of a meeting in Paris on the worsening situation in Iraq.
- A gathering of 24 ministers and international organizations met in the French capital on Tuesday to discuss the military situation in Iraq where Islamist fighters have made further advances recently and seized strategic zones in the country and in the neighboring Syria.
Despite month-long air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition, IS made more advances after taking the control of Ramadi city, the capital of Anbar province and seized around a third of the ancient city of Palmyra at the end of May.
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France's Fabius says fight against Islamic State long-term ...
ReplyDeleteFrench Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday following talks between coalition countries fighting Islamic State that they were united in the combat against the group but acknowledged that the battle would be long.
"We reaffirmed our unity and common determination to fight Islamic State, but we recognize it is a long-term battle," he told a news conference.
He said Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had also vowed to reconcile all strands of the country's society.
Speaking alongside Fabius and US Secretary of State John Kerry's deputy Antony Blinken, Abadi said: "We can make sacrifices to fight Islamic State but the international coalition has to support us."
jpost.com by Reuters
2/6/15
Iraq urges more support against ISIL as allies talk strategy ...
ReplyDeleteIraq's leader pleaded June 2 for more global support in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as he outlined plans to claw back territory from the jihadists in crunch talks with his allies in Paris.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hit out at the global community for its "failure" to roll out sufficient support, after the shock loss of the key city of Ramadi that sparked blame-trading between members of the US-led coalition carrying out air raids against the jihadists.
The meeting of some 20 coalition ministers comes as Iraq is trying to win back control of Ramadi, whose seizure by ISIL militants two weeks ago struck the biggest blow to the coalition since it began striking jihadist positions in August.
US Pentagon chief Ashton Carter blamed Iraqi forces for the loss, saying there was "an issue with the will of the Iraqis to fight", in comments that angered Baghdad.....AFP....hurriyetdailynews.com
2/6/14
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi accused partners of the US-led international al coalition of not doing enough to counter the Takfiri group, ISIL...
ReplyDeleteTalking to reporters in Paris, hours before a coalition meeting to tackl ISIL threat, Abadi called ISIL’s advance a “failure for the whole world community.”........http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=213398&cid=23&fromval=1
Iraq allies vow support for plan to regain ground from jihadists...
ReplyDeleteIraq's allies Tuesday pledged support for Baghdad's plan to retake the city of Ramadi from ISIS jihadis, whose advance Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi described as a "failure" for the global community.
The U.S.-led coalition, which has been carrying out airstrikes against ISIS, also called for the "speedy launch" of efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis, saying this was crucial to tackle the group rampaging through Syria and Iraq.
But despite a series of battlefield wins by ISIS, the coalition maintained it had a "winning strategy" and gave its seal of approval to Iraqi plans to claw back territory at crunch strategy talks in Paris......AFP
China's Foreign Ministry denied on Friday that hand-held anti-aircraft weapons made in China had fallen into the hands of militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the country had strict export controls...
ReplyDeleteThe Geneva-based Small Arms Survey group said that lightweight man-portable air defence systems, or MANPADS, had been looted from Libya or otherwise acquired by the militants, posing a significant threat to commercial flights.
"Since 2011, armed groups in Iraq and Syria have acquired dozens of recent generation Chinese and Russian MANPADS, including systems not previously seen outside of government control," the group said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the report was untrue......Reuters
12/6/15