Iraqi Prime Minister Meeting With President Obama to Request Weapons

Iraq’s Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, will arrive to the United States in a visit where he is expected to request for additional weapons from President Barack Obama to fight the Islamic State.

The Islamic State has seized nearly one-third of Iraq. Last week, al-Abadi launched a campaign to drive IS out of Anbar, Iraq’s biggest province — a move to which the IS responded by launching attacks on Ramadi, the provincial capital.

Al-Abadi will meet with Obama on Tuesday. Iraq is facing divisions between sects Shiite, Sunnis and Kurds — deepened during former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s rule.

Al-Abadi is seen as a potential leader to form reconciliation between divided sects. In August, he reached an agreement with Kurds about sharing oil revenue and has previously provided weapons to Sunni tribes in Anbar who are fighting the IS. (Read more from “Iraqi Prime Minister Meeting With President Obama to Request Weapons” HERE)

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