By: Michael Georgy
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/02/isis-albu-nimr-massacre_n_6089678.html?cps=gravity
Islamic State militants have killed
over 300 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar province. The bodies of
dozens of women and children were dumped in a well. This organized bloodshed is
unmistakably one of the worst massacres in Iraq since the Sunni militants came
through. The Albu Nimr, a Sunni group, had been resisting the Islamic State for
weeks, but they began to run out of ammunition and other essential resources. For
this reason the Islamic State fighters were able to close in on their village of
Zauiyat Albu Nimr. Iraq’s Human Rights Ministry stated that “the number of
people killed by Islamic State from Albu Nimr tribe is 322. The bodies of fifty
women and children have also been discovered dumped in a well” (Georgy, 1).
Sheik Naeem al-Ga’oud, one of the leaders of the tribe, told the press that he
had repeatedly asked the central government and army to provide him and his
tribe with arms but no action was taken. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had
allegedly ordered airstrikes on Islamic State targets in response to the mass
killings. Officials and civilians reported they had not heard of or witnessed
airstrikes. The Islamic State controls much of Anbar and if the province falls,
the Islamic State may have a better chance to reach the capital. The Albu Nimr
leader stated that “apart from an air drop, there had been no help from the
U.S.-led air campaign” (Georgy, 1).
Because the Islamic State plays a massive
role in the Middle East, it is important that one is always being informed
of the latest happenings.
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