{"id":12175,"date":"2014-08-16T15:10:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T20:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=12175"},"modified":"2014-08-16T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T20:10:14","slug":"news-and-analysis-81514-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=12175","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/16\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\" data-reactid=\".il.1:3:1:$comment762162327160652_762194150490803:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body\"><span id=\"articleText\">&#8220;One of the most influential tribal leaders said he was willing to work with Shi&#8217;ite prime minister-designate Haider al-Abadi provided a new administration respected the rights of the Sunni Muslim minority that dominated Iraq under Saddam Hussein&#8221;:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/08\/16\/us-iraq-security-idUSKBN0GF0Z620140816?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews\">Iraqi Sunnis Say Could Join New Government, Fight Islamic State<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\" data-reactid=\".il.1:3:1:$comment762162327160652_762194150490803:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m frustrated because for years, Muslim[s] &#8230; have endured our interfaith sisters and brothers, as well as media and politicians, telling us that we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t denounce terrorism done by Muslims. Even though Muslim organizations, leaders, lay people have all &#8230; condemned terrorism &#8230; consistently since 9\/11&#8243;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/hindtrospectives\/2014\/08\/7-questions-to-ask-before-asking-if-muslims-condemn-terrorism\/\">7 Questions to Ask Before Asking if Muslims Condemn Terrorism<\/a> (Patheos)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the United Nations declared the highest humanitarian level of emergency. the US found fewer people and better conditions on Mount Sinjar than expected, &#8220;partly because thousands had left the mountain each night over the past days&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-28785725\">Iraq: UN Sounds Alarm on Humanitarian Crisis<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and as a result, &#8220;the Pentagon announced on Wednesday night that there was no longer any need\u00c2\u00a0for a risky rescue effort, as days\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 worth of US air strikes and Kurdish-led exfiltration efforts had permitted most of the Yazidis chased up the mountain to escape&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/aug\/14\/obama-us-discontinue-airdrops-iraq\">Obama to End Humanitarian Airdrops in Iraq But Air Strikes Will Continue<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>France and Britain are ready to arm the Kurds. Could this mean Kurdish independence and the division of Iraq? The decision came after the United States abandoned a rescue mission at Mount Sinjar&#8230;&#8221;The decision to agree to such a request highlighted Britain&#8217;s concerns about the challenge of defeating Isis forces&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/aug\/14\/britain-ready-supply-weapons-kurdish-forces-iraq-isis\">Britain Ready to Supply Weapons Directly to Kurdish Forces in Iraq<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the world watches Iraq closely, the regional war in the Middle East between the Sunnis and the Shia&#8217;s predicts an inevitable division of the country and redrawing of the Sykes- Picot lines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/aug\/14\/western-intervention-isis-iraq-muslim\">Western Intervention Over Isis Won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Prevent the Break-Up of Iraq<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; the new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said in a statement that &#8220;he is committed to fighting corruption and uniting the Iraqi people in the face of terrorism&#8221;, but most importantly, to call for the unity of Iraq:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/officials-iraqs-al-maliki-back-pm-24984497\">Iraq&#8217;s PM-Designate Calls for Unity<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(ABC\/AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Invading Iraq was a mistake now the West refuses to recognize. All the countries who led the invasion promised &#8216;\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;stable, democratic, federal, parliamentary, prosperous Iraq&#8221;&#8216;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-28771778\">Iraq Crisis: US Rallies for Yazidi Community<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iraqi leaders say they are incapable of defeating ISIS alone, and &#8220;believe it will take a broader effort backed by U.S. airstrikes to dislodge militants in Mosul, Iraq&#8217;s second largest city, and parts of western Iraq&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2014\/08\/14\/iraq-rescue-refugees-airdrops\/14047289\/\">Iraq Leaders Say They Can&#8217;t Defeat Militants<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(USA Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anbar, the Western province of Iraq, took up arms against ISIS militants&#8230; &#8220;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The current effort could potentially be a major turning point in Iraq&#8217;s two-month conflict against an ISIS-led offensive&#8221;:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Middle-East\/2014\/Aug-15\/267383-iraq-sunni-tribes-take-up-arms-against-jihadists.ashx#axzz3AZdB7cOJ\">Iraq Sunni Tribes Take Up Arms Against Jihadists<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Daily Star)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<span id=\"articleText\">Hamas, Gaza&#8217;s dominant Islamist group, wants an Israeli-Egyptian blockade on the coastal enclave lifted, as well as the establishment of a seaport and airport, as part of any enduring cessation of hostilities with the Jewish state&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/08\/16\/us-mideast-gaza-hamas-talks-idUSKBN0GG0FH20140816?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews\">Hamas Says Israel Must Accept Palestinian Demands or Face Long War<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;One of the most influential tribal leaders said he was willing to work with Shi&#8217;ite prime minister-designate Haider al-Abadi provided a new administration respected the rights of the Sunni Muslim minority that dominated Iraq under Saddam Hussein&#8221;: Iraqi Sunnis Say Could Join New Government, Fight Islamic State (Reuters) I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m frustrated because for years, Muslim[s] &#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45555,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/45555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12175"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12185,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12175\/revisions\/12185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}