The U.S. doesn't want a war with either Sunnis or Shias at this time. The U.S. is in Iraq for one purpose at present which is to prevent the ongoing slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Christians and other minorities like the Tazidi in Iraq.
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U.S. Strikes
U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. forces to attack Islamic State positions in Iraq to try to prevent the slaughter of Christians and ethnic minorities by the militants.The Soufan report said that in recent weeks leaders of extremist groups in Indonesia and Philippines have pledged baya’, or allegiance, to the Islamic State. There are signs that Australian nationals are also joining the fight.
Most significantly, the new acolytes include Abu Bakar Bashir, the former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah and founder of the splinter group Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid, the report said, citing a photo it said was circulating online of Bashir and other men posing in front of the Islamic State’s trademark rayat al-uqab flag inside an Indonesian prison.
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Islamic State Is Attracting SE Asian Fighters, Soufan Group Says
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