{"id":24710,"date":"2017-03-22T12:52:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=24710"},"modified":"2017-03-22T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:52:50","slug":"revenge-meted-isis-linked-sunni-tribes-iraq-frontline-iraq-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/revenge-meted-isis-linked-sunni-tribes-iraq-frontline-iraq-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenge Being Meted Out on ISIS linked Sunni Tribes of Iraq &#8211; FrontLine &#8220;Iraq Uncovered&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Front Line documentary &#8212; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/film\/iraq-uncovered\/\">Iraq Uncovered<\/a>&#8216; &#8212; on Iraqi Sunni tribes &amp; the revenge that is being meted out on them by Shia militias that follow behind US and Iraqi regular military is a cautionary tail for Syria. The same thing is likely to take place in Syria at the hands of both the YPG (Kurds) and Syrian Arab Army. For all that the US claims to be trying to contain Iran, it is clear that the US military strategy in Iraq is works in tandem, even if only tacitly, with Iran. Iran and the Shia militias a<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">re playing clean up and extending their influence in the region thanks to superior US military might and spending. The US may have little choice in doing this because it has prioritized the destruction of ISIS. Allowing Shiite sectarian troops is the quickest way to fight Sunni extremism. I cannot help but believe that this is the &#8220;Great Sorting Out&#8221; unfolding in all its horribleness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/film\/iraq-uncovered\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/film\/iraq-uncovered\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-24711\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-22-at-11.50.03-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-22-at-11.50.03-AM.png 1052w, https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-22-at-11.50.03-AM-450x308.png 450w, https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-22-at-11.50.03-AM-768x526.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Front Line documentary &#8212; &#8220;Iraq Uncovered&#8216; &#8212; on Iraqi Sunni tribes &amp; the revenge that is being meted out on them by Shia militias that follow behind US and Iraqi regular military is a cautionary tail for Syria. 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