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Baghdad seethes as Erbil hosts revolutionary tribal conference

A revolutionary tribal leaders conference was held in Erbil, stirring harsh criticism from Baghdad that these armed groups are working with the Islamic State.
Sheikh Ali Hatem Sulaiman, head of the Dulaimi tribe, which dominates Ramadi and the sprawling desert province of Anbar, walks after the end of the a news conference in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, May 13, 2014.     REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ  - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - RTR3ZVR3
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On July 7, Iraq’s Revolutionary Tribal Leaders Conference was held in Erbil. It consisted of armed groups' tribal leaders who have cooperated with the Islamic State (IS), under the slogan of “Hand in Hand to Liberate Iraq.”

Sheikh Raad al-Suleiman, the spokesman for the conference, said, “Sunni areas have been liberated from the Iraqi government. The armed groups are seeking to liberate Baghdad, and their objective is to overthrow the political process.”

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