Aussies go home, Iraqi militias say

By Paul McGeough
Updated October 21 2014 - 10:18am, first published October 20 2014 - 12:16pm
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi of the Imam Ali Brigades: sceptical of Western motives in Iraq. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Sunni militia-leader Sheikh Abdul Hamid al Juburi asks why Western airstrikes can't win the war with Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Imam Ali Brigades' Haji Jaafar al-Bindawi makes no promises about what will happen if Australian troops are encountered. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Baghdad: Even before a formal announcement, the deal for Australia to help Iraq battle the so-called Islamic State which now controls swaths of Iraq and Syria, drew sharp criticism from forces allied to the Baghdad government.

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