[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/histoire-et-actualit%C3%A9s-45/topic/conflit-en-irak-et-en-syrie-169/?post=94882#post-94882]nico2[/url] a dit le 06/01/2014 à 22:03 :[/b]

[url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/06/world/meast/iraq-violence/]Iraq's Nuri al-Maliki tells troops not to strike Falluja neighborhoods[/url]

[quote]Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday directed the nation's armed forces not to strike residential neighborhoods in Falluja after reports of weekend clashes there between al Qaeda-linked fighters and government troops, Iraqi state TV said.

But al-Maliki also appealed to Falluja's residents and tribes to expel the "terrorists" from the central Iraqi city in order to save their neighborhoods from the risk of confrontations between militants and government forces. (...)

The deal the government made with some Sunni tribal fighters was comparable to a 2007 U.S. pact that saw Sunnis turn on al Qaeda, siding with American and Iraqi forces to bring about an end to the terrorism.

The fighting between Sunni militants against Shiite-dominated forces was reminiscent of fighting during the height of the Iraq War in 2006 and 2007, when sectarian violence nearly tore the country apart.[/quote]

Tout un programme !

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[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kerry-says-us-will-help-iraq-against-al-qaeda-but-wont-send-troops-back-in/2014/01/05/8ebc7754-7642-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html]Kerry says U.S. will help Iraq against al-Qaeda but won’t send troops back in[/url]

[quote]BEIRUT — Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that the United States is ready to help Iraq in any way possible as that country began a major offensive to wrest control of two cities from al-Qaeda-linked militants. But he made it clear that no American troops would be sent in. (...) [/quote]

La situation actuelle est de nature à ruiner le peu de crédibilité dont les USA bénéficiaient encore dans la région, à présent elle est totalement pulvérisée :

- l'intervention en Irak, lancée il y a près de 11 ans sur des motifs fallacieux est un désastre absolu,
- le retrait intégral des troupes US survenu fin 2011 équivaut de facto à un abandon total de l'Irak, livré aux factions rivales et à l'influence chiite de Téhéran.

Bon courage aux membres de l'administration américaine actuelle pour se dépatouiller de tout cela.[/quote]