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ISIS attack planned in Amman

  • Jul 6, 2014
  • 1 min read

A tank flying the ISIS black-and-white flag in a desert setting

It has emerged that the recent ISIS assault on Iraq was planned at a meeting in the Jordanian capital of Amman.

According to the Özgür Gündem newspaper, the secret meeting was attended by the KDP and Ba’athists and took place with the knowledge of the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey on 1 June, 8 days before the attack on Mosul began.

The article in Özgür Gündem has exposed the forces behind the Iraq plans of ISIS. According to the article, the ISIS plan to capture Mosul and advance on Baghdad was formulated at a meeting in Amman on 1 June.

The meeting was attended by many influential organisations and figures in the world of Middle East politics.

The Özgür Gündem newspaper based its story on a copy of the document shown to their correspondent by a diplomat with years of experience in the Middle East. The diplomat told the reporter that the document had been sold to Iraqi officials for $4 million.

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