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2014-12-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Inside Kobani, Kurds doggedly face Islamic State

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Yesterday in Kobane one kurdish fighter was filled and about 35 ISIS was killed. That is a 1:35 kill ratio. And that ration occurs almost daily.

That is not counting the dead from airstrikes. Kurds call dead from air strikes, "bodies discovered", which are not included in their kills.

With a kill ratio of 1:10 and up to 1:35, ISIS just can not win.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-05 00:59|| 2014-12-05 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 With a kill ratio of 1:10 and up to 1:35, ISIS just can not win.

...so long as the bullets continue to flow in, anyway..

Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-05 08:30|| 2014-12-05 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Very true TW. Historically, many grand military operations failed due to exhausted resources.

Urban warfare. Kurdish snipers duels with ISIS snipers.

Post by ‎جيكر روناهي‎.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-05 10:16|| 2014-12-05 10:16|| Front Page Top

#4 We had a good kill ratio in Nam. When I was in Hanoi there were few commies my age.

Posted by bman 2014-12-05 11:07|| 2014-12-05 11:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Excellent fire discipline. We aimed, single shots fired at specific targets. Thanks Ebbo.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-05 12:33|| 2014-12-05 12:33|| Front Page Top

#6 I wouldn't worry about ammunition quite yet Ebbo, the Kurds are bleeding ISIS dry in Kobani. Long as their doing that they will be supplied. The thing the Pershmerga need to worry about is Turkey coming over that border and crushing them at the moment of victory. I certainly hope their keeping an eye on those troop deployments of the Turks.

Posted by Charles 2014-12-05 19:39|| 2014-12-05 19:39|| Front Page Top

#7 And who said that animals could not use tools?

Posted by Sir Lindley 2014-12-05 19:48|| 2014-12-05 19:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Animals? Do explain, Sir Lindley, as I'm clearly a bit slow this evening.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-05 20:06|| 2014-12-05 20:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Sir Lindley faced being a fool
By linking animals and tools.
He endangered his life
When our own "trailing wife"
Queried him in a voice rather cool.

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