URGENT: ISIS calls for negotiations with security forces in al-Karma District
ISIS members. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The Leadership of al-Hashed al-Shaabi in Anbar Province announced on Tuesday, that the so-called ISIS called the security forces in al-Karma District east of Fallujah (62 km west of Baghdad) to stop the bombing in exchange for surrendering, while indicated that the security forces refused to negotiate with ISIS and continued the cleansing battles.
The commander of the 1st regiment in Karmat Fallujah Brigade in al-Hashed al-Shaabi, Colonel Mahmoud Mardi Jumaili, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “ISIS members asked to negotiate with the security forces after suffering heavy losses during the cleansing battles of al-Karma areas (19 km east of Fallujah).”
Jumaili added, “ISIS gangs asked the security forces to stop the bombing on their strongholds, while revealed their intention to surrender to the security forces or escape to Fallujah,” pointing out that, “The security forces refused to negotiate with the terrorist gangs and continued the cleansing battles in al-Karmat Fallujah.”