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The Islamic State group on Tuesday paraded captured Iraqi troops through the streets of a militant stronghold west of Baghdad, residents said.

Residents of Fallujah said about 30 men in Iraqi military uniforms, who were captured earlier this week, were driven in the back of seized military vehicles through the city, located about 65 kilometers (30 miles) west of Baghdad. The captured soldiers looked very exhausted, eyewitnesses said.

The militants driving the convoy blasted songs glorifying the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as they paraded their captives. The residents spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing for their safety.

On Sunday, Islamic State fighters disguised in Iraqi army uniforms and driving stolen Humvees attacked an Iraqi army camp in the western Anbar province, killing 40 troops and capturing 68.

The militant attacks, involving several suicide bombings, happened in the town of Sijir, 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of Baghdad. The attacks dealt a blow to government efforts to rein in the militants who have seized much of the country's north and west.

In Baghdad late Tuesday, a car bomb detonated on a busy commercial street in the eastern neighborhood of Sadr City, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35, police and hospital officials said. They spoke anonymously as they are not authorized to address the media.

Meanwhile, the country's new Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, forced two top generals to retire as part of a plan to restructure the military, which suffered significant losses when the Islamic State group advanced on the city of Mosul in June.

As part of the overhaul, the defense ministry said in a statement that General Abboud Qanbar, the ministry's acting secretary-general, and General Ali Ghaidan, a former ground commander of the armed forces, have been put on pension.

Associated Press reporter Vivian Salama contributed to this report.

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Jin Baisong

China Daily

Publication Date : 23-09-2014

The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 and toppled the Saddam Hussein government without authorisation of the United Nations. The situation in the Middle East has now taken a dangerous turn with the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, which poses a threat to China's economic interests in the region. The IS' intention is to "build" a new state and redefine the map of the Middle East.

China is the largest importer of Iraqi oil, accounting for more than 50 per cent of the total. Since seeking alternative energy resources and spreading the risks are makeshift strategies, China needs to take preemptive measures to protect its economic interests in the region.

The world economy relies heavily on Middle East oil. So the international community should work together and take coordinated measures to overcome short-term, mid-term as well as long-term political and economic risks, because no resolution to the Middle East crisis looks in sight. Given these facts, China should not adopt an ostrich policy or decide to stay out of negotiations to deal with the changes in the region. Also, as a rising power, China cannot shy away from its international responsibilities.

Countries today have become so interdependent that unrest in a place like the Middle East could throw the entire international community off balance. And to rule out the possibility of such a scenario, China has to take part in the construction of a global governance system. Perhaps, as a member of the G20, China could consider joining other member countries in tackling the IS menace in order to stabilise the situation in Iraq and boost the global economic recovery.

Formed after the 2008 global financial crisis, the G20 is a platform for the world's leading political and economic powers. The combined economy of G20 member states accounts for 85 per cent of the world total, and experience shows that in terms of results the group is more effective than the UN. Therefore, the G20 is the ideal organisation to deal with the IS issue.

China should initiate the negotiations on urgent matters, including the Middle East crisis, under the G20 framework and take part in joint strikes against the IS if the consensus within G20 is to do so. It could even consider sending troops to Iraq to prevent the Islamic militants from sabotaging Iraq's normal economic order and to protect global economic interest.

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Islamist supporters in Libya continue to stage demonstration to denounce the House of representatives elected in June by the Libyans.

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Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the federal prison population had declined by roughly 4,800 inmates since Sept. 2013, the first year the number has fallen since 1980.

This is nothing less than historic, Mr. Holder during at a conference at the Brennan Center for Justice, part of New York University School of Law. Clearly, criminal justice reform is an idea whose time has come.

And thanks to a robust and growing national consensus a consensus driven not by political ideology, but by the promising work thats underway we are bringing about a paradigm shift, and witnessing a historic sea change, in the way our nation approaches these issues.

The United States has often been criticized for having the highest incarceration rate in the world. Judicial reform advocates have often argued it is from unbalanced sentencing laws that have cracked down on minor drug offenses. Some estimates place the U.S. at having nearly 25 percent of the worlds prison population.

During Tuesdays conference, Mr. Holder said the Justice Department must take steps to focus on reducing crime rather than simply incarcerating criminals because the United States will never be able to prosecute or incarcerate its way to becoming a safer nation.

We know that over-incarceration crushes opportunity. We know it prevents people, and entire communities, from getting on the right track, he said.

The attorney generals speech came the same day the Brennan Center released a report arguing that the federal government should take steps to reform the judicial system so that it isnt focused on incarceration but on reducing violent crime.

Prosecutors increasingly agree that they can advance public safety and justice without excessively relying on incarceration, said Inimai Chettiar, director of the Justice Program at the Brennan Center.

A press release for the report noted that federal prosecutors are a uniquely powerful force for change, as they have wide discretion over criminal charges, plea agreements and sentencing recommendations.

The Brennan Center report recommends thata judicial offices focus on achieving clear guidelines such as tracking actions that lead to changes in the crime rate, reduce prison populations, and reduce the recidivism of criminals to ensure they dont commit crimes once theyre released.

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