Norwegians Protest against ISIL Terrorist Activities in Iraq
The protest was held outside the Norwegian parliament, where demonstrators condemned terrorist organizations such as the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and expressed support for the Iraqi army and people.
The demonstrators also condemned Takfiri and ISIL supporters in Norway, saying the world needs to know these terrorists do not represent Islam.
In addition, the protesters called on the Norwegian government to help increase international pressure on the ISIL.
This comes as Iraqi armed forces have been engaged in fierce clashes with the ISIL militants, slowing the militants’ advances in the country. On June 14, Iraqi forces regained control of a number of towns in Salahuddin and Diyala provinces that Takfiri militants had overrun earlier in the week.
The militants of the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on June 10 took control of Nineveh provincial capital, Mosul.
Rights groups say around half a million people have been displaced in and around Mosul.
The ISIL militants have vowed to continue their raid toward the capital, Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that the country’s security forces would confront the terrorists, calling the Mosul seizure a “conspiracy.”
Al-Maliki has blamed Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the security crisis and growing terrorism in his country, denouncing the Al Saud regime as a major supporter of global terrorism.
Source: Press TV
