Iraqi leaders’ sectarianism fueled militant advance: US
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Islamist militants have rolled over the Iraqi army because the Shiite-led government has pursued a sectarian agenda that alienated Sunnis, the top-ranking US military officer said Wednesday. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that Baghdad had requested US “air power” to fend off the onslaught of Sunni extremists. But he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraqi-leaders-sectarianism-fueled-militant-advance-us-59949/
Islamist militants have rolled over the Iraqi army because the Shiite-led government has pursued a sectarian agenda that alienated Sunnis, the top-ranking US military officer said Wednesday. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that Baghdad had requested US “air power” to fend off the onslaught of Sunni extremists. But he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraqi-leaders-sectarianism-fueled-militant-advance-us-59949/