Sunni tribes joining Shia militias as war against IS heats up in Iraq
Partial rapprochement despite credible allegations that some militia troops abused or killed Sunni civilians and destroyed homes
Sheikh Qais Jassem al-Khazraji (in brown robe) with Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai and another Sunni tribal leader (MEE / Jonathan Steele)
Jonathan Steele-Tuesday 1 December 2015
KARBALA, Iraq - Wearing elegant gold-fringed robes and traditional Arab head-dresses, three Sunni tribal leaders waited respectfully in an upstairs reception room inside the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala one morning last week.
Partial rapprochement despite credible allegations that some militia troops abused or killed Sunni civilians and destroyed homes
Sheikh Qais Jassem al-Khazraji (in brown robe) with Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai and another Sunni tribal leader (MEE / Jonathan Steele)
Jonathan Steele-Tuesday 1 December 2015KARBALA, Iraq - Wearing elegant gold-fringed robes and traditional Arab head-dresses, three Sunni tribal leaders waited respectfully in an upstairs reception room inside the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala one morning last week.