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| Iraq |
| Shiite Militias Converge on Iraq's Ramadi after Jhadist Takeover |
| 2015-05-18 |
| [The Times of Israel] Shiite militia groups converged on Ramadi Monday to help Iraqi security forces wrest the city back from Islamic State fighters who seized it in a deadly three-day blitz. The effective loss of the capital of Iraq's largest province was Baghdad's worst military setback since it started clawing back land from the jihadists late last year. The seesawing goes on between Sunni and Shia. |
| Posted by:JohnQC |
| #5 FREEREPUBLIC Artic this AM claims the US + Iran may conduct a joint mil offensive to kick out the ISIS/ISIL aka Daesh from Ramadi + Anbar Province. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-05-18 19:52 |
| #4 And poison gas. Can't have a throwback trench war without gas. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-05-18 19:21 |
| #3 Moar trenches and mashing gunz |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-05-18 18:21 |
| #2 With what amounts to zero ROE limitations, ISIS will burn down any Shia mosques, and the militias will simply burn obstacles to the ground as they go. Ramadi is dead unless they rise up and kill every ISIS goon there themselves. Good riddance to the lot. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-05-18 13:36 |
| #1 This might be entertaining. I think 'Tater ought to come down to lead the militia though. Ramadi strikes me as the kind of village we should destroy in order to save. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-05-18 13:12 |