Iraq's ruling alliance, Shi'ite militias urge PM to request Russian strikes on ISIS
By REUTERSUpdated: OCTOBER 21, 2015 09:49
BAGHDAD - Iraq's ruling alliance and powerful Shi'ite militias have urged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to request Russian airstrikes on Islamic State militants, who control large parts of the country, members of the coalition and militias told Reuters.America's top general, Joseph Dunford, said on a trip to Baghdad on Tuesday that the United States won assurances from Iraq that it would not seek such Russian airstrikes against Islamic State.Ben-Gvir ascends, prays of Temple Mount 'in honor of Hannukah'
