- Following Shia Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani call to Iraqis to take up arms to defend the country against the advancing terrorists, US is looking to not send troops into the country and instead help such as aerial surveillance to support the Iraqi forces.
- Washington said that it is not willing to spend time and money on training forces which are incapable of sustaining peace in their absence.
- Access to various social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and others have been blocked as the militants and their supporters were active on these sites.
- The militants have mainly captured Sunni-dominated territories and are advancing towards the ethnically divided provinces.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/us-rules-out-troops-as-iraqis-sign-up-for-battle/article6113403.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Turmoil in Iraq
- Sectarian Violence