Baghdad Chaos V2: Shiite militas and mobs loot stores, burn houses to the ground, lynch suspected Da - Polidicks

[quote]TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led central government and allied militias, after a month-long battle, had expelled the barbarous Sunni radicals. Then, some of the liberators took revenge. Near the charred, bullet-scarred government headquarters, two federal policemen flanked a suspected Islamic State fighter. [B]Urged on by a furious mob, the two officers took out knives and repeatedly stabbed the man in the neck and slit his throat. The killing was witnessed by two Reuters correspondents.[/B][/quote] [Quote]Local officials said the mayhem continues. Two security officers, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Friday that dozens of homes had been torched in the city. They added that they had witnessed the looting of stores by Shi'ite militiamen.[/quote] [quote] Later Friday, Ahmed al-Kraim, head of the Salahuddin Provincial Council, told Reuters that mobs had burned down "hundreds of houses" and looted shops over the past two days. [B]Government security forces, he said, were afraid to confront the mobs.[/B] Kraim said he left the city late Friday afternoon because the situation was spinning out of control. [B]"Our city was burnt in front of our eyes. We can't control what is going on," Kraim said.[/B][/quote] [QUOTE]At stake is much more than future votes: Islamic State's rapid conquests in 2014 were made possible by support from Sunni tribal forces and ordinary citizens. They were convinced that the government – [B]under Abadi's predecessor, Nuri al-Maliki – viewed their community as terrorists. If Sunnis dislike what they see in Tikrit, they may not back the government's efforts against Islamic State.[/b][/QUOTE] [url]http://www.businessinsider.com/iran-...ometown-2015-4[/url]

How else does the government expects the situation to go better with shit like this? The sunni muslims are going to be scared as fuck, and this is going to add more support for ISIS.

The Sunnis of Iraq truly are in between a rock and a hard place.

Can we have a calm bunch of citizens for once?

Oh my God man, why can't they just for once not fuck things up. Is that seriously too much to ask? Like does it even occur to these people that looting shit and burning houses down is only gonna make shit worse for yourself in the long run? It's not like it's a complex train of thought to follow.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47454919]The Sunnis of Iraq truly are in between [B]Iraq[/B] and a hard place.[/QUOTE] I fixed it for you, don't worry, I got you man. It's unfortunate though, that Sunnis will treated poorly because of Daesh.

[QUOTE=Rapscallion92;47455528]Oh my God man, why can't they just for once not fuck things up. Is that seriously too much to ask? Like does it even occur to these people that looting shit and burning houses down is only gonna make shit worse for yourself in the long run? It's not like it's a complex train of thought to follow.[/QUOTE] It's mostly because militias aren't really formally trained with discipline. They're literally just a group of people with guns. They don't organize themselves very much and the "commander" is usually just someone who leads the charge into battle and announces where to fight next, not someone who keeps everyone in line.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47456538]It's mostly because militias aren't really formally trained with discipline. They're literally just a group of people with guns. They don't organize themselves very much and the "commander" is usually just someone who leads the charge into battle and announces where to fight next, not someone who keeps everyone in line.[/QUOTE] Well maybe the Iraqi Security Forces or the Coalition should be training them to not burn down houses and loot shit. It's pretty much unjustifiable since it's this exact bullshit that drives the next conflict.

[QUOTE=Rapscallion92;47456543]Well maybe the Iraqi Security Forces or the Coalition should be training them to not burn down houses and loot shit. It's pretty much unjustifiable since it's this exact bullshit that drives the next conflict.[/QUOTE] Easier said than done.

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;47456569]Easier said than done.[/QUOTE] Fuck off, of course it's easier said than done, but it still needs to be done if you want the Middle East to be anything more than a 2000 year old fucking grudge match.

[QUOTE=Rapscallion92;47456589]Fuck off, of course it's easier said than done, but it still needs to be done if you want the Middle East to be anything more than a 2000 year old fucking grudge match.[/QUOTE] Gee no need to be impolite.

[QUOTE=Chernobyl426;47455124]Can we have a calm bunch of citizens for once?[/QUOTE] From the so called little group of muslim extremists? I doubt it.

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;47456591]Gee no need to be impolite.[/QUOTE] I guess I'm just tired of hearing the same old shit excuses, 90% of the shit worth actually doing is pretty difficult but when we're talking about trying to stop the foundations for the next sectarian conflict in the region I guess you should probably stop caring about how hard it's going to be when the cost will be measured in ruined lives, broken families and shattered countries. Seriously at some point they're gonna have to get off the merry go round and undoubtedly someone will say "well it's easier said than done," at which point I hope everyone in the room rounds on them, replies "No shit Sherlock," and points at the door.

[QUOTE=Rapscallion92;47456589]Fuck off, of course it's easier said than done, but it still needs to be done if you want the Middle East to be anything more than a 2000 year old fucking grudge match.[/QUOTE] There's no time for that. Daesh is pushing every inch they can get. They're not going to let half the country get occupied just so they can attempt to discipline some people.