Maliki’s call for unity conference in Anbar may be too late

Un Muayad, (L) a Ramadi resident fighting alongside tribal fighters, fires her rifle during clashes with the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Ramadi May 19, 2014. Muayad has been fighting against the Al-Qaeda branch since the the beginning of the uprising in her city, where a relative of her husband was killed by the ISIL. More than 420,000 people have already escaped the two main cities of western Anbar province, Falluja and Ramadi, in fighting since the start of the year. Res

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A man reacts on a coffin of his relative, who was killed in an attack in the western town of Rutba in Anbar province, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, December 22, 2013. Militants killed at least 18 Iraqi officers and soldiers in Sunni-dominated Anbar province on Saturday, including a commander who oversaw a crackdown on Sunni protesters earlier this year, military sources said. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION POLITICS) - RTX16RMF

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Maliki’s call for unity conference in Anbar may be too late

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