Iraq Civil Disorder
This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Iraq where protests are causing clashes with authorities.
When riots happen in Iraq how are they normally quelled?
Note: There are more specific Threads that detail crime, politics and terrorism for Iraq - do search.
75 al-Qaida militants killed in clashes in western Iraq:
At least 75 al-Qaida-linked militants, including one of their top leaders, were killed on Friday in the clashes with Iraqi security forces and local tribesmen in western Iraq, police said, APA reports quoting Xinhua. Ref. Source 1
Iraq Asks For Intelligence Support To Tackle Insurgency
Local Australia News
Iraq has asked Australia for intelligence and military support, such as training and equipment, to fight the al-Qaeda-linked insurgency that is threatening to plunge the country back into chaos.
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More hardship, displacement as fighting continues in Iraq's Anbar province - UN:
Over the last six weeks up to 300,000 Iraqis - some 50,000 families - have been displaced due to insecurity around Fallujah and Ramadi in the province, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported. Ref. Source 2
80 killed in Iraq as security forces re-take city of Samarra:
The troops carried out a major offensive and after fierce clashes they managed to regain six neighborhood in Samarra, some 120 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which were seized earlier by groups of gunmen believed to be linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL), Ref. Source 2
Iraq: 500,000 Flee Fighting in Mosul :
Militants seized control of the major Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday. Iraqi security forces fleeing as the group established their dominance over the city were joined by thousands of civilians attempting to escape even more violence. Ref. Source 4