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Turkey calls for emergency NATO meeting on Iraq

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NATO flagsNATO ambassadors held an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening at Turkey’s request to discuss the situation in Iraq, where militants took 80 Turkish citizens hostage,a NATO official said.

“Turkey briefed the other allies on the situation in (the Iraqi city of) Mosul and the hostage-taking of Turkish citizens, including the consul general,” the official said.

He said the meeting was held for information purposes and not under Article 4 of NATO’s founding treaty, which permits a NATO member to ask for consultations with allies when it feels its territorial integrity is threatened.

Sunni insurgents from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) overran the city of Tikrit on Wednesday and closed in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery, making further gains against the Shi’ite-led government.

Militants from an al Qaeda splinter group are holding 80 Turkish citizens seized in two separate incidents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry said 49 of its citizens had been seized at its consulate-general and transferred to another part of the city, while 31 others—truck drivers who were abducted on Tuesday—were being held hostage at a power station in Mosul.

The U.S. State Department says the US understands that Iraq’s biggest oil refinery “remains under control of the government” and stands ready to provide “any appropriate assistance” to the Iraqi government to deal with the deteriorating security situation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to the Turkish foreign minister on Wednesday about “deteriorating security situation” in Iraqi city of Mosul.

Reuters

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28 responses to “Turkey calls for emergency NATO meeting on Iraq”

  1. sweetvirgo Avatar
    sweetvirgo

    Just how are these thugs getting a hold of ammunition?? How in God’s name is Al Qaeda winning???

    1. The real lebanese Avatar
      The real lebanese

      The Iraqi army is too weak and lacks proper training while al Qaeda has experience fighting urban wars.

      1. sweetvirgo Avatar
        sweetvirgo

        I understand that they have experience in urban wars but where do they get the supplies?? They must still a lot of ammunition or someone is supplying them.

        1. The real lebanese Avatar
          The real lebanese

          Part of it is from capturing bases. They also have a large connection across the Middle East. They can easily pay anyone off, just look at Lebanon for example. Al Nusra is also supposedly manufacturing their own weapons now. Its almost like Islamist groups are better equipped than the Iraqi government.

          1. Reasonableman Avatar
            Reasonableman

            There is a sell out somewhere.

            ISIS’s baghdadi rejected any rulings and authority of schollars (like maqdisi rahimallah) or any authority concerned with al tandeem al jihad and AQ.

            who is ISIS supporting in this war of superpowers if they have disaffiliated themselves from the authorities of jihad?
            simple, we see who gains from this lawlessness.
            The first noticable change accross the globe was that all eyes are back on iraq, where is all the news from syria? Egypt? Libya?
            the second which was happening before the takeover of mosul is sunni fighting sunni
            The third thing is an armed group dedicated to fighting Al Qaeda now exists.

            We also have reports claiming that the tents of ISIS were seen about a month ago in the near abouts of the iraqi and syria border, maliki also alleged he asked syria to bomb these locations but syria simply did not respond but was too busy killing innocent civillians…. coincidence? ?? Definitely NOT.

            The brandname Islamic State is a mix of words which attracts laymen muslims to join, the reality is there is no khalifa yet so hence there is no islamic state.

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            El Supremo wants ‘The Power’ … religion is simply a cover-story that the ‘willing-to-believe’ crowd sucks up.

          3. Reasonableman Avatar
            Reasonableman

            In ayadollar elsuprimo swines eyes I agree, the evidence is available.
            The core belief of labelling himself “supreme” shows the depth this narrative.

          4. IraniAngel Avatar
            IraniAngel

            for once u said something smart. likkkkkke

    2. Reasonableman Avatar
      Reasonableman

      AQ abandoned ISIS long ago.

  2. Brandon White Avatar
    Brandon White

    I don’t think you understand that the weapons they’re using are from the guns we GAVE to the thugs in Syria. ISIS and ISIL are just run-off centers for the heinous amounts of weapons we funneled in there already, not to mention leftovers that were possibly left behind when Ameirca left Iraq. Also consider the possibility that some of these are from Afghanistan. Let’s be honest here. Either way, they’re getting the ammunition from someone screwing up somewhere.

    1. The real lebanese Avatar
      The real lebanese

      We didnt give them weapons. We gave the Iraqi and Afghani governments weapons which they couldn’t defend. And ak 47s are the most prominent weapon by far among al qaeda, which is from Russia. Wonder how they got there hmmmm…

      1. Farq2 Avatar
        Farq2

        Real, are you serious. Is this what you tell yourself to make yourselves feel better for putting your hands in the hand of the devil. The US F’d up here. Al Qaeda is nothing but a product of the US. You created, financed and supported them during the 80’s and your doing it again now. I just love how you keep blaming the same countries over and over again for the mess the US and co created.

        1. AkhouManUki Avatar
          AkhouManUki

          I wonder Sayyed Farqrallah if you hold Iran accountable for the militias they have financed for the past 30+ years…

          1. Farq2 Avatar
            Farq2

            Why would I hold them accountable when I think it’s the best thing they have ever done.

          2. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            So you support terrorist groups? Good to know.

          3. AkhouManUki Avatar
            AkhouManUki

            Because that makes you a hypocrite – you can’t have it both ways ya farqrallah

        2. The real lebanese Avatar
          The real lebanese

          Yes they created them as a resistance against Soviet occupation not as Islamists but they aren’t using US guns today. Thats all I’m saying and you cant deny that.

          1. Farq2 Avatar
            Farq2

            A picture speaks a thousands words Real. I would show you proof, however I’m sure you would deny it. The fact is the US created the mess and now they will feel the brunt.

          2. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            But you do agree with what I said, right?

          3. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            No … and no.
            The US helped ‘resistance’ fighters – against an antagonist – perhaps not fully understanding how ‘out to lunch’ some Muslim radicals can be – when they didn’t agree with Russian policy in the area.
            (Pakistan is (too late) now discovering the same problem with the SAME mental midget offshoots called Taliban – basically all now together in the WWTMMJ (‘World Wide Talibanic Mental Midget Jihadists’ … which includes ISIS))
            And no, The USA is not going to feel anything because they have their defences in place, AND do not have soldiers who will swap uniforms for civvies and run away – which happens in Iraq largely because they are from a different tribe or sect.
            (Something else ‘the west’ doesn’t understand … people NOT fighting for their country, freedom, and democracy … let alone equality.)
            And anyone wondering how they gathered the weapons, the ammo, and the world’s ‘love-to-maim&kill brains’ together in those various caves and places over the last 30 or 40 years just doesn’t understand anything about brainwashed underground movements working toward a ‘day of glory and retribution’ for a theoretical cause.
            Has anyone asking that question watched the last 3 years in Syria?
            Who suffers and is tortured most? Who are the increasing refugee hoards? Who’s hands and feet are chopped off most often? Who has the most acid-burned faces? Not Yankees, and not Christians.
            No-one will say the USA is ‘pure’, but the basic philosophy ‘FOR’ humanity is miles above these idiots … and it doesn’t say much for that religion in general, that they were allowed to propagate the way they have.
            Boku Boko Haram.

      2. IraniAngel Avatar
        IraniAngel

        who the hell is ‘we’? i knew u werent lebanese

        1. Farq2 Avatar
          Farq2

          He’s Lebanese when it suits him only. We should call him the real Israeli

          1. IraniAngel Avatar
            IraniAngel

            paid part time lebanese lol

        2. The real lebanese Avatar
          The real lebanese

          I moved to the US in 1979. Large Lebanese community here.

          1. IraniAngel Avatar
            IraniAngel

            n they havent deported u yet? wowwww u must be good at sucking up to them.

          2. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            Doesnt mean much coming from an Iranian.

          3. IraniAngel Avatar
            IraniAngel

            whatever 7abib 2lbe

    2. sweetvirgo Avatar
      sweetvirgo

      Someone screwed up big time. I know the US has supplied Iraq with weapons but how does al qaeda get a hold of them??? Someone from the government?? I mean these thugs never run out of ammunition. WTF?!?!?!

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