MESOP LATEST : Sunni tribes turning on ISIS & Peshmerga
By MOHAMMED HUSSEIN, PATRICK OSGOOD, RAWAZ TAHIR, CHRISTINE VAN DEN TOORN AND STAFF of Iraq Oil Report – Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Iraq’s newest initiative to convince Sunnis to fight alongside the government has combusted into a volatile, multi-sided conflict in northern Diyala province – a strong indication of how difficult it will be to build and maintain a national coalition against extremist militants.
The biggest flashpoint has been around Jalula, a town in Diyala along the disputed border between the autonomous Kurdistan region and Arab-dominated southern Iraq.Since Saturday, Sunni Arab tribesmen aligned wi… http://www.iraqoilreport.com/news/sunni-tribes-turning-isis-peshmerga-13350/?utm_source=IOR+Email+Update+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5ef348d5b2-Email_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f9870911e6-5ef348d5b2-192857697