Shiite forces in Iraq mobilize to retake Ramadi from Islamic State
Thousands of Shiite militiamen converged on the capital of Iraq’s Sunni heartland Monday in a desperate attempt to wrest control from Islamic State, a move that threatens to inflame sectarian tensions that have divided the Baghdad government and allowed militants to conquer some of the nation’s largest cities.Nour Malas and Matt Bradley write for the Wall Street Journal:
Thousands of Shiite militiamen converged on the capital of Iraq’s Sunni heartland Monday in a desperate attempt to wrest control from Islamic State, a move that threatens to inflame sectarian tensions that have divided the Baghdad government and allowed militants to conquer some of the nation’s largest cities.
