The Iraqi government's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fighting in Mosul City is largely comprised of moderate Sunni Muslims. But a new (and unexpected) force led by rebels from the Shia Muslim sect rise up in arms to invade the western front of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Following the previous update reported by Jobs & Hire, the morale of the ISIS forces is slowly eroding with the successful blow dealt by the skull-faced Golden Division commandos and the anonymous Sniper of Mosul. It is only a matter of time before ISIS is forced to withdraw all the way to Syria if the Sunni-led PMF cuts a swath of carnage into the heart of Mosul City from the north, east, and south frontlines.
Unfortunately for ISIS, a possibility of a mass exodus to Syria is greatly compromised in the wake of Shiite rebels' mobilization into the western desert city of Tal Afar. According to an analysis by the Chicago Tribune, the Shiite residents of Tal Afar have a long history of experiencing cruelty from militant Sunnis - tracing all the way back from the twilight years of Saddam Hussein's rule. And now that ISIS is weakened, they are out for blood.
The surviving members of the Shia sect once purged by ISIS in 2014 now moves to reclaim Tal Afar. According to an article published by Business Insider, the movement of Shiite rebels against ISIS could complicate the already unstable geopolitical climate in the region. After all, the feud between Sunnis and Shiites are decades older than the rise of Al Qaeda and ISIS combined.
For now, the PMF are satisfied with the neutral cooperation of crushing ISIS terrorists. The only dire concern that remains to be closely looked after is the possibility of berserk Shiite militia attacking Tal Afar's minority Sunni civilians.
