World cannot watch IS evil spread, says Kerry The world cannot watch the spread of “evil” from the Islamic State militant group, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said in a news conference in Iraq. Mr Kerry, on a Middle East tour, said IS was the “single greatest threat” the people of Iraq now face. He said there would be a global plan to defeat IS, but the new Iraq government must be the “engine” of that fight. IS has seized large areas of northern Iraq, overrunning the army and gaining backing from some disaffected Sunnis. Meanwhile, at least nine people died in a series of car bombs in east Baghdad. The explosions happened minutes apart in the Shia neighbourhood of New Baghdad. At least 25 others were injured. An inclusive Iraqi government was the condition the Americans set for increased US and Nato military support. But a senior state department official said Mr Kerry was mostly talking to leaders about Baghdad’s role in the global coalition against Islamic State. The US wants to see speedy moves by the Shia majority to meet the grievances of the disgruntled Sunnis and Kurds, so all can form a united front against IS. That is an enormous challenge, given that many disputed issues have deep structural roots. But the US official said a significant step would be the creation of regional armed forces or national guard units, a decision taken in the wake of criticism that the army had been used as a sectarian tool by the former Shia prime minister.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 08:43:12 +0000
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