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Iraq
ISIS Has A Major Iraqi City Surrounded
2014-11-22
Baghdad (AFP) - The Islamic State group launched a major attack on the Iraqi city of Ramadi Friday, attempting to seize one of the last urban pockets under government control in troubled Anbar province.
Posted by:Glaving Omoluling5927

#3  recent reports are that ISIS forces are within 1/2 mile of the last govt forces near the govt center

the govt forces are fighting better than they did when Mosul fell, partly because they know they will likely be slaughtered if they are captured
Posted by: lord garth   2014-11-22 18:05  

#2  "We're not surrounded. We have achieved interior mobility!"
Posted by: SteveS   2014-11-22 14:02  

#1  In the case if Ramadi, the world will benefit greatly if both sides fight to the death, and the last man standing falls on his sword.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-11-22 06:46  

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