In
the Middle Eastern struggle the Shiite, the Kurdish, and the Iraqi Military
with the help from the U.S. air force has had success in siege of Amerli, where
Sunni were threatening to kill the Shiites. The Americans assisted the Iraqi
forces with an airstrike to the ISIS. Although United States President, Barack
Obama, was not keen on being part of the struggle the threat on the lives of
the Shiites were enough to induce action. The situation in Iraq, has become clear,
Sunni extremist of ISIS are on the rampage killing and massacring Shiites.
Shiite militias, on the other hand are busy protecting their own. On Saturday evening
the Officials at the pentagon confirmed that airstrikes had taken place raiding
know ISIS locations. Meanwhile, France, Australia and Britain assisted
with aid, water and 70,000 food rations. Threats of more killings are now pressuring
the officials at Amerli.
The article written
by Tim Arango, serves to update people on the progression of the conflict
in the Middle East. This is apparent since Tim does not go into extensive
detail about certain things he assumes the reader already knows. Example: “Both
the United States and Iran, while not coordinating operations in Iraq, are
nevertheless on the same side in the conflict against ISIS.” Readers who
come upon this article, for one will not know who ISIS is except maybe the
thing against U.S. and Iraq.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/world/middleeast/iraq.html
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