Iran in the background as Iraq prepares campaign to retake Ramadi
Special to WorldTribune.com U.S. officials on May 26 downplayed Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL) recent gains in Iraq as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pledged to recapture Ramadi in days, perhaps with assistance from Iran. The Iraqi government has called for volunteers and enlisted the aid of Shi’ite militiamen in its counteroffensive in […]