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2014-06-23 Iraq

ISIS Captures Iraq Border Crossing With Jordan For First Time

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant

#1 FYI, someonen in US Mil knew this was a possibility. An old friend of mine has been over in Jordan since Thanksgiving of last year training Jordnaian units, along with US Army Special Forces "train the trainer" mission that was instituted at that time as well in Jordan.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-23 00:14|| 2014-06-23 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 One other thing: ISIS will find out that the Jordanians have a professional western the army of Hashemite tribe, not a sunni or shia rabble. This is the only Arab army that can be considered well trained and professional - they are of Birtish origin and training, and have longevity with British and US Liaison work. If the ISIS tries it, the ISIS will likely die in large numbers for no gain. Plus the Mafraq (thats the border province in Jordan) Is very sparse, and anyone trying to infiltrate or move there is quite open to a fairly capable Jordanian Air Force F-16s. And the ISIS will get a hell of a surprise from the very capable Jordanian Special Ops forces, who approach western levels of skill training and equipment.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-23 00:27|| 2014-06-23 00:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Could ISIS be depending on a Jordanian branch of Al Qaeda for help from behind the lines, OldSpook? Not that I know of such a thing existing, but everyone else seems to have one these days. Or perhaps the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, which was acting uppity not so long ago?

Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-23 02:21|| 2014-06-23 02:21|| Front Page Top

#4 With the fall of Rutba, ISIL has cutoff Baghdad from Jordon. Now the only place to flee is Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-23 11:47|| 2014-06-23 11:47|| Front Page Top

#5 OldSpook: The British were long ago, until its tested in battle, I would not put to much faith in its fighting ability.

Posted by BernardZ 2014-06-23 11:56|| 2014-06-23 11:56|| Front Page Top

#6 They did will enough in '67 and Black September, but yeah, all that was a long time ago. Still Martial skills tend to stick thru generations if they got a good hold the first time.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-23 13:34|| 2014-06-23 13:34|| Front Page Top

#7 The other thing to consider is that Jordan is not a religious state. There are large numbers of Christian churches in Amman. When I was in Amman, I stayed at the Hyatt and I had a beautiful view of the main Mosque but within a couple of blocks in each direction of the Mosque were four Christian Churches. I took a picture to send home, you can see the steeples and the crosses in the same frame with the Mosque.

After Zaqawi's attempted chemical terrorist attack on Amman and the two bombings of the Intercontinental and the Hyatt in Amman, there is no love lost between the Jordanians and Al Qaeda or any other fanatic Rabble

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-06-23 15:09|| 2014-06-23 15:09|| Front Page Top

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