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Iraqi Shiite militia chief: Russia’very serious’ about fighting ISIS

Posted by seumasach on October 6, 2015

Iraqi Shiite Militia Chief Says Russia, Unlike US, Is ‘Very Serious’ About Fighting ISIS

Days after Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani spoke out in favor of the idea of Russia conducting airstrikes on targets of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, in Iraq, one of the country’s most powerful Shiite groups also lent support to the possibility of Russian warplanescarrying out targeted operations.

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