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Iraq Update: Saudi Arabia Deploys 30,000 Troops On Iraq Border; Iraq Launches Airstrikes At ISIS Positions
While up until now the virtual war between Saudi Arabia, openly calling for the ouster of Iraq's Maliki (whose words in retaliation were just as harsh) was primarily of words, things appear to be escalating on that front too following an overnight report that Saudi Arabia has deployed 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi soldiers withdrew from the area, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported Thursday. The world's top oil exporter shares an 500-mile border with Iraq, where Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) insurgents and other Sunni Muslim militant groups seized towns and cities in a lightning advance last month. King Abdullah has ordered all necessary measures to protect the kingdom against potential "terrorist threats," state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.
Al-Arabiya said on its website that Saudi troops fanned into the border region after Iraqi government forces abandoned positions, leaving the Saudi and Syrian frontiers unprotected. The satellite channel said it had obtained a video showing some 2,500 Iraqi soldiers in the desert area east of the Iraqi city of Karbala after pulling back from the border. An officer in the video aired by al-Arabiya said that the soldiers had been ordered to quit their posts without justification. The authenticity of the recording could not immediately be verified.
Iraq was quick to object to the stated reason for the troop buildup, claiming its border with Saudi Arabia is well protected: "We haven’t experienced or noticed any abnormal situation" along border area with Iraq, Major General Mansour al-Turki, Interior Ministry’s spokesman, says in text message responding to questions. In any case, there are now tens od thousands of Saudi troops just waiting for the order to cross the border and join what is now a feeding prozy war zoo involving the US, Iran, Russia, Syria, and - likely very soon- Israel. What can possibly go wrong.
Meanwhile, ISIS or IS as it is now known, is further clamping down on controlled territories. As reported earlier by Bloomberg, Sunni insurgents in Iraq have demanded that residents of at least 2 northern towns pledge allegiance or face death, citing Al-Mada Press reports. The website, quoting tribal chiefs, says group now known as Islamic State has threatened to kill residents of Hawijah, ~20 kms (12 miles) west of Kirkuk, and at least 1 other town if they don’t vow loyalty. Because what is more loyal than sworn allegiance at the barrel of a gun.
And in other news, as the map below shows, Iraq is finally putting those obtained Russian jets to good use and has launched airstrikes on militants between Baghdad and Kirkuk. Confirmed by the newswires, militants were killed in air strikes and artillery shelling of Islamic State’s positions in northern Babel, Falah al-Khafaji, head of security committee at Babel province’s council, tells al-Mada Press website.
The latest Iraq scenario map courtesy of the Institute for the Study of War.
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There are no borders to a Jahadi.....its all good...the world is their border in the end
shares an 500-mile...........
LOL!!!
Well heck, the good news is that they all are getting flooded in arms from the east and the west. All those existing US armaments and a half billion new dollars in US arms including 4,000 US Hellfire missiles should add to the fun.
It's amazing the latitude a Nobel Peace Prize will get you.
I just have a bit of a hard time seeing terrorists driving around in quarter million dollar MRAPs with black flags on top.
What day are taxes due again?
Kudos to the Syrian Army for stopping McCain/Obama's ISIS goons in Syria. The Russian Navy also made it pretty clear that no Tomhawks were gonna fly over Syria.
http://www.syrianperspective.com/
The Kingdom of Saud likes its Muslims Sunni, just not TOO Sunni. Some crazy ass Caliphate might spoil the good times for the London party boy Saudi princes. Still, better than those Shitte Muslims from Iran...
When you say London party boy princes, you're not refering to their homosexual/paedophile tendencies are you?
Question for billions of US$: WHY?
Maybe because:
-they are planing invade Iraq;
-the Saudis realized the ISIS and other terrorist groups are loaded and unlocked guns pointing at them ready for use by CIA.,
Either way it is interesting move a we will see it which option is true.
No, nothing has changed since day one.
Israel seeks the total destruction and splitting up of Iran. Always has. Always will. And U.S. troops will be sent to their deaths on that errand. Always have been, always will be.
The plan has always been to soften up Syria and Iraq, then foment another western-backed revolution in Iran. In the process, engineer a war that enables the U.S. (and NATO lackeys) to obliterate any Iranian military capability (offensive or defensive), destroy as much infrastructure as possible and take control of the Iranian banks and their gold. The left-over pieces of Iran will sell oil in USD - or else.
Israel gets Kurdistan - their private land-based aircraft carrier, intelligence monitoring post and discount oil supplier in the Middle East.
The Gulf Oil Cartel gets nothing, which is just what they want. Business as usual and control of oil prices in USD - just like now.
Problem: these NWO UN geniuses continue to underestimate just how much they're pissing off both Russia and China. Always have. Always will. That's a serious mistake.
"I just have a bit of a hard time seeing terrorists driving around in quarter million dollar MRAPs with black flags on top."
Better avoid your local police then.
And a "feeding prozy war zoo" as well.
"All Sham all the time" ? I"m having a hard time remembering who'is on first? Is there a game card for this cluster-fuck?
Must be similar to the US SMIC declaring the world a battlefield with NDAA2012..
Senators Demand the Military Lock Up of American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window
And they just keep dripping away at gold
https://www.tradingview.com/x/2LD10CzW/
Inconceivable.
Paper gold.. there is no more real gold of size at their disposal.. it is all in the east.
It seems that almost all the governments and the big players are in on the scam.
Take advantage and stack while you can.
Some event beyond their control will start to force “bullion banks” under.
That is when the party starts.
ABN AMRO… DEFAULTED on customers gold "held in trust"
Rabobank… DEFAULTED on customers gold "held in trust"
United States government DEFAULTED on German Gold "held in trust"
THEY CANNOT DELIVER!
"Full faith and credit" my butt.
Any F’n questions?
no man, not all in the east. the west private vaults are loaded. central banks are mechanisms to move public gold into "sociopathic families" hands.
one of those countries is ruled by tyrants who foment terrorism and oppress the people. the other is iraq.
Protect the "kingdom" my ass.
Protect the house of saud.
There. Fixed it for ya.
Gringo,didn't your Avatar used to be a crashlanding duck?
Why'd ya change?
It will be a truly bizarre twist of fate when Turkey, Iran, Syria and the KSA all share borders.
Sounds like an A1 Zionist plot to me
it used to be all one empire (except Iran). where, btw, if a Christian had an issue with another Christian, this was resolved in front of a Christian community tribunal, and the same for other religions and various ethnic groups
cross-religious and cross-ethnic group issues got in front of a mixed tribunal. all ruled by the Caliph of Istambul, aka the Great Turk, aka the Ottoman Sultan
then came WWI
They should turn Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, etc, all over to the Turks and let them sort it out. Let the Turks keep all the oil revenue in return for their trouble.
Erdogan would just LOVE that suggestion. AND HIS CRONIES.
All that or you might be butt raped by a Turk just becasue he wanted to. Read about TE Lawrence. It wasn't all warmth and happiness. It never was and never will be no matter who is in charge.
The Kingdom realizes it is a target for Obama's abortion due to all the religious sites within its border. They are still trying to figure out if Obama is doing it on purpose. And even if Obama was not doing it on purpose to start, he is now. Plenty of time to do airstikes on ISIS has passed. Plenty of time.
Can't think of better duty than to set up on desert sand in July, keep watch over 120 degree summer desert sand, and wait for my fellow radical Sunnis to come join us so that together we can overthrow the House of Saud. Who has the loyalty of the Saudi Army? Remember, those with the guns make the rules.
LOL! House of Saud/Zio are back in the palaces with air conditioning, blow, hookers and Ferraris while the suckers bake in the desert. Meanwhile, their oil wells are are dying.
Damn, that sucks, saudi had to actually deploy their own troops. The U.S. is actually close to being self sufficient, you can see how quickly the whole sand box will turn to shit if we have no political or economic needs in the area.
"The U.S. is actually close to being self sufficient" WTF?!? Self sufficient at what? Growing our own 'terrorists'?
he is here by mistake ;)
In terms of self sufficiency in crude oil...we are only about 9-10 million barrels a day short.
"King Abdullah has ordered all necessary measures to protect the kingdom against potential terrorist threats "
So, the question is, just who does the king consider the terrorists?
that's easy. all enemies of the House of Saud. go back to the word "terrorist". if you call XYZ "terrorist", it means you are terrorized by XYZ, in terror of XYZ
ergo it's the same as saying "I'm scared of XYZ". but it does not sound very manly and statemanlike, so the word terrorist is used
"King Abdullah has ordered all necessary measures to protect the kingdom against potential "terrorist threats,"
excluding the measure of removing King Abdullah himself. I can't believe I'm having to type the words "King Abdullah" in the 21st century.
"I'm having to type the words "King Abdullah""
Use cut and paste...
+1
I'm can't believe I'm having to cut and paste the words "King Abdullah"...nah, doesn't work. Completely misses the point, but a cute but ignorant little snark there.
He's hired a legion of half-orc mercenaries to protect his castle, too.
And, the results of ISIS's false flag op in Israel: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/07/02/israeli-teens-2/
my guess is the 3 kidnapped kids was a false flag to justify a major kill fest by israel in the occupied terrtories.
the kidnap and killing of the arab boy yesterday by the jews has helped to neutraize netanyahoos war plans.
Both killings are psyops...the first by CIA/ISIS goons and the second by local criminals...Bibi goes on a rampage...Intifada
btw read up on the Three Mothers or was it Four mothers movement...a common web/thread/threat
Hell Aviv gets ukrained
or Viva Hell
And all the while the true instigators just sit back and count their shekels!
the jewish house of saud is controlled by the mossad and mi6 init.
today the iraqi su25 frogfoot is killin isis cia,mossad evil doers one shiny new ford pick up truck at a time.
at this moment black hollywood made laurence of arabia outfits and white sneaker trainers are burning along with the rapist isis flesh.
retired pilots from belarus who are operating these frogfoots need to be paid in gold for doing gods work.
in the coming days watch what israel,jordan,turkey,qatar and saudi get up to..
burn you satanic rapist cocksuckers.
"In the coming days"
Today Israel mobilizing troops! Probably a bunch of "surplus" depleted uranium that their about to nicely ask the Palestinians to recycle for them! Talk about war criminals!
"today the iraqi su25 frogfoot is killin isis cia,mossad evil doers one shiny new ford pick up truck at a time."
Somebody mention TOYOTA TRUCKS.
We need a clarification here, is it Japanese or American investment blown up? And WHO bought them?
That's ridiculous. They drive GM trucks, not Ford.
You get a lot of up arrows when you include 'burn you satanic rapist cocksuckers' in your post
The King's fed monster has grown to threaten the King. Oh joy. Why should any Iraqi soldier die for the House of Saud.
Just wondering... how can you install an Islamic Caliphate without ruling over Mecca? And what do you do if the above-mentioned holy city is just a stone's throw away, only protected by a flimsy border?
I guess Saudi Arabia has perked up.
the bbc had a chat with the isis guys and funny enough saudi arabia was not mentioned maybe they had never heard of mecca and medina.
so my guess is if the isis do not know saudi arabia or even israel exists then i can say those 2 freedom loving countries are safe from this isis thing
funny that
ISIS manwhores aren't cleared for all secrets...but Kerry called Israel an apartheid state...next week Psaki and Invisible Abu Raqqa will both have an inspiration to call it a regime...Foxnews will report that Prince Bandar flew into WTC 7 and escaped unhurt like an unburnt passport.
Watch Jordan...you must admire Obama for his brilliance...KSA standing guard and watching Iraq...Bibi bombing Gaza...do not distract.
how can you install an Islamic Caliphate without ruling over Mecca?
Ding, ding, ding we got a winna.
How do you control the petro part of petro dollar? There is a reason why Saudi Arabia was made the head of the petro end of petro dollar.
Qatar is going all in through it's proxies and operatives like Obama for all the petro/gas marbles. If the military is real serious about protecting this alliance you'll see members of the Al Thani family starting to die and disappear under mysterous circumstances.
This is also the part of the story where Obama puts the shiv in the back of the dollar end too. One of the long stated goals for all them including Saudi Arabia was to have a world currency backed by oil/gas with the name Allah on it that western countries had to use.
Once upon a time the Greeks, or their Albanian neighbour, invented Macedonian salad. It was a peculiar mixture of potatoes, veggies and mayonnaise.
Today, in a similar way the Saudi Kingdom haw now invented their new culinary wonder : Sunni salad. Where friend and foe alike are mixed into a toxic sauce whipped to the sounds of Allah o Akbar.
What you can't eat, as according to the mantra of Boko haram's diet, you leave to the heretic shia sect or worse to the western infidel.
Now that is a real advancement for the religion of Islam; which literally means the religion of PEACE.
A piece of peace becomes total all out intra Sunni war!
What does the smell of OIL do to turbaned heads under the mid-day, torrid, Mesopotamian sun?
I'm on the other side of this planet, and I can hear the sabers rattling, all for show.
Cat's out of the bag, I guess, so no need to pretend any more. Need to be able to send in reinforcements if Iran gets the upper hand.
Remind me again why I should care who rules Iraq?
So that Saudis dont sell their T-Bills
And the Master Bomb Maker is creating toothpaste bombs to smuggle onto planes. And, unrelated, in the US illegal aliens are now referred to as undocumented immigrants.
Good thing Alexander's guys brought those potatoes back from India.
And some Smash from Pakistan:
Pakistan built nuclear weapons for Saudi Arabia: report
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/7/pakistan-built-nuclear-we...
Are the animals in charge of this really able to control it? Is this shit soup in an open pot, just being stirred? Or in a pressure cooker the idiot chefs can't turn down or off?
Poor Saudi Arabia Unhappy With US Foreign Policy
http://antiwar.com/blog/2014/01/02/poor-saudi-arabia-unhappy-with-us-for...
Saudi Arabia Will Go It Alone
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/opinion/saudi-arabia-will-go-it-alone....
Add a missing German with the 500kt warhead that 'disappeared' from Bremmerhaven harbour in 2012? Same class as the one's built for Israel that can be easily modified to serve as nuke weapons platform.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-31/israel-deploys-3-nuclear-armed-...
http://www.disclose.tv/forum/what-happened-to-the-german-nuclear-sub-t71...
"Things go missing. It's to be expected. Even at the Pentagon. Last October, the Pentagon's inspector general reported that the military's accountants had misplaced a destroyer, several tanks and armored personnel carriers, hundreds of machine guns, rounds of ammo, grenade launchers and some surface-to-air missiles. In all, nearly $8 billion in weapons were AWOL."
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0803-08.htm
Read more: http://www.disclose.tv/forum/what-happened-to-the-german-nuclear-sub-t71581.html#ixzz36RyqB254
Plausibly deniable false flags in 3…2….1….
And what else has 'gone missing' from US inventory post Benghazi, apart from the recently reallocated US cache that DC based ISIS re-tasked, and German gold?
My brain hurts...
PS. whilst trying to post the first version of this I got a screen freeze and an error message that ZH server could not be found. When the site came back up the post had been deleted. Just saying, but read this yesterday about NSA interference data packets that raised my awareness of TIA. Recommended, and some great comments.
How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/12/nsa-plans-infect-m...
"A top-secret NSA presentation from 2012 reveals that the agency developed a man-in-the-middle capability called SECONDDATE to “influence real-time communications between client and server” and to “quietly redirect web-browsers” to NSA malware servers called FOXACID. In October, details about the FOXACID system were reported by the Guardian, which revealed its links to attacks against users of the Internet anonymity service Tor."
Libya regained control over the oil ports...the big one must be hours away.
Who remembers this; "mother of all battles has begun.… " Saddam Hussain, Broadcast on Baghdad state radio, January 17, 1991.
We should be concerned that we have a defense treaty with Saudi Arabia.
are you kidding? fight the people that they are arming with weapons? no.
the saudi's are using this lie as an excuse to help create a territorial corridor for pipelines from the gulf states to cross from the penninsula across the area to get to turkey and from there to europe.
the south stream pipeline putin is building will soon have competition.
false flag strategy of tensions.
on the bbc they mentioned enhance us airline security because of intel chitter chatter.
the plot they said : ) is based around and islamic new player kind of like isis but isis not mentioned.
who is working with a sovreign state to develop wait for it : )
technologies that have not been invented and cannot be traced.
pick your soveriegn country folks it is bound to be on the chatham house brookings axis of evil list.
so we have islamic terrorists who are developing new public kill technologies with a country.
are you scared yet.
kill kit that has not been invented yet and cannot be detected these beards are clever and clearly the new hitler with a world destroying manufacturing base that does not exist yet and cannot be detected.
false flags a coming.
meanwhile watch this classic about james bond villians mountain bases of afghanistan
YOU BET THIS IS SERIOUS BULL CRAP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhGHxw0mSo
I wanted to take this time, as a relative newcomer, to commend both Zerohedge and its comment posting members for the remarkable insight and intelligence you bring to the issues of the day. It is clear that many on here have an impressive grasp on geo-political issues and are willing to share them.
As one sage once said..."all of us are smarter than one of us".
ISIS is fucked six way to Sunday. And if they don't know it, they soon will.