Iraq 2015: nowt is simple in this conflict

[OUTLAW 09]

Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss
This will go down well with the Kurds. Hadi Amiri: Shia militias to be deployed to Kirkuk http://waarmedia.com/english/hadi-am...yed-to-kirkuk/

Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss
Iraq's Sunni blocs halt parliament activities after sheikh's killing | TODAYonline http://www.todayonline.com/world/sun...baghdad-ambush …

[JWing]

Just released my weekly security report. IS picked up new offensive operations in Anbar Ninewa and Salahaddin. Paradox that casualties actually went down from previous week. Read more here.

[davidbfpo]

The full title is:

Code of Conduct for Fighters
The Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid ʿAli al-Sistani
The Holy City of Najaf February 12, 2015
Advice and Guidelines to the Fighters in the Arena of Jihad

Link:http://1001iraqithoughts.com/2015/02...de-of-conduct/

One wonders if the Shia militia know he wrote this.

[Bill Moore]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31502863

Islamic State militants 'burn to death 45 in Iraq'

In a separate development on Tuesday, the influential Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr announced he was withdrawing his forces from an umbrella group of Shia militia fighting IS alongside the Iraqi army.

He cited what he called the bad behaviour of other militia within the Popular Mobilisation Forces, whom he accused of "wreaking havoc through murdering, kidnapping and violating sanctuaries".

[JWing]

Just published an article about the mass graves that IS has left behind in Iraq. The first was found in June 10 right at start of summer offensive when 600 bodies of prisoners from Badush prison outside of Mosul was discovered. Since then 23 more have been found. Is having a lasting impact upon Iraq with the division of society and revenge seeking. Read more here.