The
capture of Mosul by Isis means a radical change in the political
geography of Iraq and Syria. Moreover, the impact of this event will
soon be felt across the Middle East as governments take on board the
fact that a Sunni proto-caliphate is spreading across northern Iraq and
Syria.
The
next few weeks will be crucial in determining the outcome of Isis’s
startling success in taking over a city of 1.4 million people,
garrisoned by a large Iraqi security force, with as few as 1,300
fighters. Will victory in Mosul be followed by success in other
provinces where there is a heavy concentration of Sunni, such as
Salahuddin, Anbar and Diyala? Already, the insurgents have captured the
important oil refinery town of Baiji with scarcely a shot fired by
simply calling ahead by phone to tell the police and army to lay down
their weapons and withdraw.
Read more: The Radical Changes Afoot in Iraq Will Send Shockwaves Across the Mideast | Alternet
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