10 thousand IS gunmen are approaching the capital Baghdad, Iraq calls for US help

• DNUM_BDZBAZCABE 07:02

Iraqi officials have appealed to the US to deploy forces to protect Baghdad from the risk of falling into the hands of IS.

The British Sunday Telegraph newspaper yesterday quoted the Chairman of Iraq's Anbar Provincial Council, Sabah Al Kerhut, as saying that about 10,000 Islamic State (IS) militants are approaching and ready to attack the capital Baghdad.

Thị trấn Kobani ở Syria và tỉnh Anbar của Iraq sắp rơi vào tay phiến quân Hồi giáo IS.

The town of Kobani in Syria and the Anbar province of Iraq are about to fall into the hands of IS militants.

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Mr. Kerhut affirmed that IS gunmen are now only about 13 km from Baghdad, after having captured and controlled most of Anbar province.

According to the newspaper, Iraqi officials have asked the US to deploy forces to protect Baghdad from the risk of falling into the hands of IS.

However, the newspaper said that the pleas of Iraqi officials were in vain, because in most cases of receiving such a plea, the US would not respond.

The US has not made any official comments on this information./.

According to VOV