JWing---seems like the ISF have stalled in Tikrit and in Anbar and other than appearing to be building a defensive line around Baghdad and to the north/west/east there is not much happening.
In some aspects this defensive line is in fact a de facto division of Iraq along the Sunni/Kurdish regions.
Also appears that Iran is getting nervous about the split being seen and is trying to verbally impress the Kurds---the Kurds have their own region now and I think in the long term they will be clashing with Iran whose Kurdish population are not that small.Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that the wise Iraqi Kurdish leaders are not thinking about autonomy, adding that certain parties that speak of splitting Iraq, are not aware of the consequences.
"A statement by the Iranian News Agency (IRNA) received by IraqiNews.com quoted Abdollahian, as saying “Iran underlines respecting Iraq’s independence, national sovereignty and solidarity and territorial integrity in line with the country’s Constitution.”
“Wise Iraqi Kurdish leaders do not consider autonomy and adhere to the country’s Constitution, he said,” he added.”
“The remainder of Saddam and Takfiri terrorists will not be allowed to put the Iraqi and regional security at risk,” he concluded.
This last sentence shows me that have bought the Malaki line that is all about the "Baathists/IS" and them seem to be overlooking the serious underlying Sunni grievances with Malaki to led to the uprising.
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