In the fight against the jihadists Isis Iraq gets support from Iran. We will do everything possible to oppose the terror, promises President Rohani.
Iran’s regime wants to support the Iraqi government in the fight against Dschihadistengruppe Isis. “The Islamic Republic will not tolerate violence and terror, and we will fight against it,” President Hassan Rohani promised the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in a telephone interview. Baghdad have the full solidarity of the leadership in Tehran.
“The Iranian government will do everything possible to confront the terror and will not allow that the supporters of the terrorists the security and stability of Iraq destroy,” Rohani said, according to a statement by the presidential office in Tehran. The National Security Council will discuss further steps in the fight against Isis in a special session.
Rohani instructed his Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Sharif to examine all diplomatic tools of influence. Sarif had already made contact with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and his counterpart in Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Iranian chief diplomat urged therefore joint efforts to Isis in Iraq.
Battle Against Isıs Terrorists:Allegations to the U.S.
The Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, commander of the paramilitary Basij militia, made indirectly responsible to the United States for the rise of the jihadists. “The U.S. manipulate these terrorists to soil the reputation of Islam and Muslims,” Naghdi said. The Basij militia are a division of the Revolutionary Guards and therefore an important pillar of the regime. During the Iran-Iraq war in the eighties, tens of thousands of militiamen fought against Iraq.
The government in Tehran has not yet been confirmed that now Iranian forces fighting against the jihadists in the neighboring country. But for years now upgraded to Iran Shiite militias in Iraq, making their fighters. Prime Minister Maliki has already asked the combat units to support. The Isis jihadists consider Shiites as infidels who must be fought without consideration.
The day before, also declared Iran’s arch-enemy, the U.S. government, a military response to the rise of the Islamists had brought into play. “It’s our job to make that these jihadists can not find a permanent hold,” President Barack Obama said.
Meanwhile, Isis is still on the rise. On Friday, the terrorists took two more cities: Dschalula and Sadija. Both towns are located 100 and 120 kilometers north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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