Paul Shannon:
Despite what is being spread as a narrative, Al Qaeda is alive and well. The terrorist group has now seized the Iraqi city of Mosul. While there are many arguments between people on why we were there or how long we should have stayed, this is still a sign that the terrorist group that killed Americans on our soil is still strong. Every member of our military that fought to free the city are now having to wonder why they were there, if this is being allowed.
The reports on Mosul
The city was taken over last night. Here, via Bloomberg, is what occurred.
Fighters from a breakaway al-Qaeda group seized Mosul after ousting government forces from the northern Iraqi city, extending their reach over the country as central authority crumbles.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called for parliament to declare a state of emergency and pledged swift measures to retake the city from “terrorists,” in a televised speech. Images on television showed cars burning in the city and citizens fleeing the fighting between the and and Iraqi government forces.
Mosul is Iraq’s second biggest city and its capture follows the fall of in the western to the militant group in January. More than three years after pulled out of Iraq, ISIL’s gains expose Maliki’s failure to heal rifts from the sectarian civil war.
Request from the area government
Prime Minister has issued the following plea, which comes via the Kurdistan Regional Government website.