WHO ARE AMERICA'S REGIONAL ALLIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS? (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Monday, September 15, 2014, 13:53

Isis fighters wave the group's flag from what is thought to a damaged Syrian military jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, last month. Photograph: AP

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The new government of Haider al-Abadi, in the spotlight at the Paris conference, has pledged to fight Isis and to be more inclusive than its sectarian predecessor. But it urgently needs to improve military performance and to win the support of alienated Sunnis. Air strikes alone will not defeat the jihadis, who include Saddam Hussein-era military men. Plans are being discussed to create local national guard units. Kurdish Peshmerga forces also need to be more effective.

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