Posted on 06/01/2015 10:58:32 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commanding officer of Qods Force, the special operations branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, has reportedly been photographed in Iraq’s Anbar province alongside Shiite militiamen. Additionlly, Soleimani was photographed with the head of the Popular Mobilization Committee, who is listed by the US as a terrorist, and the leader of the Imam Ali Brigade, an Iranian-backed Shiite terror group.
The photographs of Soleimani in Anbar and Baghdad were published by Haidar Sumeri, an Iraqi who is supportive of Soleimani and the Iranian-suported Shiite militias that make up the Popular Mobilization Committee.
The Long War Journal cannot independently verify the authenticity of the photographs. However, US military and intelligence officials have told The Long War Journal that Soleimani was in Iraq visiting with Shiite militias and commanders over the past several days.
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Soleimani’s meeting with militia commanders and battlefield visit in Anbar, Nouri’s death in Ramadi, and the participation of Hezbollah Brigades and the Imam Ali Brigade in the fighting near Ramadi contradicts claims by senior US officials that the Iranian-backed militias, or the so-called “extremist elements,” are not involved in the fighting in Anbar. In an interview with CBS News on May 29, General (retired) John Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL, or the Islamic State, claimed that the militias in the Popular Mobilization Committee “have been subordinated to the Iraqi higher military campaign or command” and are not associated with Iran. . .
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That being the case, I hope they never find the rest of the guy's body...
Thanks Brad from Tennessee.
Drone op...by any other CIC. But not this one.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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The Iranians have dangled a nuclear treaty over Obama since before he took office. They have used this false promise to affect U.S. Middle East policy since 2009: (1) Obama’s inaction to the uprisings in Iran following rigged elections (2) Obama’s hard stance toward Israel (3) Pulled punches against Syria (4) Withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq (5) Easing of sanctions and release of frozen assets, rescuing Iranian currency and economy when it was about to collapse (6) Refusal to properly arm Kurds or Sunni tribes in Iraq against ISIS (7) U.S. retreat from Yemen, etc., etc.
Enemy islamist ø.
Good one.
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