Long-Presse / Baghdad
The spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said on Saturday that the government reviewed the schedule visit of a delegation of Anbar province to the United States, and expressed the aspiration of the government to support the US "efficiently and effectively" to train and equip the sons of the tribes, while stressing that there should be coordination full with the Iraqi government.
A spokesman for the Information Office of the Prime Minister Saad al-Sabri said in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The Anbar delegation that went to Washington, visited the week, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi before and discussed with him the most points will be put on his visit there."
Sabri said that "the delegation represents Anbar province, local government and council and some of the tribal leaders there was agreement on all the points to be discussed and there will be coordination with the Iraqi government," noting that "the Iraqi government and through this delegation looks forward to support the US efficiently and effectively with respect to arming and the training of volunteers from the sons of the tribes in Anbar and support the armed forces fighting in the province. "
He stressed newborn on the need to "support will be in full coordination with the Iraqi government," noting that "the American side emphasized through the envoy of President Barack Obama to Iraq, John Allen that support to be provided to the province of Anbar, both for the volunteers of the sons of the tribes or the armed forces, it will be through coordination complete with the Iraqi government and across channels and fully understanding it, not away from it. "
The Anbar Provincial Council, announced on Saturday (January 17, 2015), to leave the tribal and political delegation to the United States for supporting Washington in the war against al (Daash), as he emphasized that the delegation headed by the Governor Suhaib al-Rawi.
He revealed, local officials in Anbar province, in (January 11, 2015), about a visit to a delegation representing Anbar to Washington soon for the United States to pressure on the Iraqi government to arm the tribes that people organize to fight (Daash), in the province.
He met with delegations representing Anbar, earlier, the US ambassador in Baghdad and some Western officials, and posed the question of access to armament, while their response was that the provision of military support conditional on the approval of the Iraqi government.
The Special Envoy of US President Barack Obama, on Wednesday (January 14, 2015), that the United States supplied Iraq with weapons and equipment worth $ 500 million over the past year in 2014, and while stressing that his country will coordinate with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense for arming Sunni tribes and will not do so directly , pointed out that Washington was working on a "review" strategy to support Iraq in order to be "effective."
It is noteworthy that the organization (Daash) controls the most prominent cities of Anbar almost a year ago on the events and battles and confrontations between security and tribal forces and highlighted the areas that are under the control of the organization is Fallujah and Qaim Alhdodian between Iraq and Syria, Hit, Rawa and other aspects of them near the borders of the capital Baghdad vine Fallujah .
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