Washington under pressure over ISIL strategy
- 9 years ago
Washington is coming under increasing criticism over its strategy towards the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
A senior Iranian military official has said the US and other powers are failing to confront the jihadists, and that only Iran was present in the fight.
The general in charge of Iran’s paramilitary activities in the Middle East said only Iran was committed to the task, a news agency on Monday reported.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force responsible for protecting the Islamic Republic’s interests abroad, has become a familiar face on the battlefields of Iraq, where he often outranks local commanders.
“Obama has not done a damn thing so far to confront Daesh: doesn’t that show that there is no will in America to confront it?” Mehr news agency quoted Soleimani as saying, using a derogatory Arabic term for the Islamic State organisation.
At home too, US policy on ISIL’s grip in Iraq and Syria has come under attack, notably from a former presid
A senior Iranian military official has said the US and other powers are failing to confront the jihadists, and that only Iran was present in the fight.
The general in charge of Iran’s paramilitary activities in the Middle East said only Iran was committed to the task, a news agency on Monday reported.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force responsible for protecting the Islamic Republic’s interests abroad, has become a familiar face on the battlefields of Iraq, where he often outranks local commanders.
“Obama has not done a damn thing so far to confront Daesh: doesn’t that show that there is no will in America to confront it?” Mehr news agency quoted Soleimani as saying, using a derogatory Arabic term for the Islamic State organisation.
At home too, US policy on ISIL’s grip in Iraq and Syria has come under attack, notably from a former presid