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2015-03-17 Iraq

Iraqi offensive on hold to allow Tikrit civilians to leave

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Posted by Fred 2015-03-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Sounds like the same mistakes made while the US was fighting in Iraq. Give em a chance to escape or fortify.

Posted by chris 2015-03-17 00:17|| 2015-03-17 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Things are not going well for the shiia attackers.

Posted by phil_b 2015-03-17 05:36|| 2015-03-17 05:36|| Front Page Top

#3 60 Shia militia killed per day? That's certainly significant. How many ISIS are being killed in the process? They've still got a long way to go to match the Europeans at the Somme.

Posted by Glenmore 2015-03-17 10:31|| 2015-03-17 10:31|| Front Page Top

#4 60 Shia militia killed per day? That's certainly significant

Would be, if they were more than hastily trained tribesmen.

Posted by Pappy 2015-03-17 15:55|| 2015-03-17 15:55|| Front Page Top

#5 That's the number claimed to being buried in Najaf. What about those sent to their home towns?

Posted by Clonter Thruling4064 2015-03-17 16:01|| 2015-03-17 16:01|| Front Page Top

#6 The Iranians are 'leading from behind'. No matter what happens they get no shit splattered upon them.

Posted by irishrageboy 2015-03-17 16:33|| 2015-03-17 16:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Sounds pretty smart to me rage boy.

Posted by chris 2015-03-17 16:38|| 2015-03-17 16:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Let the civilians leave?

Awesome.

Then pound the entire city into dust and napalm the remains.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-03-17 20:56|| 2015-03-17 20:56|| Front Page Top

#9 ISIS Snipers + espec mucho mucho IEDS are causing high casualties amongst the Iraqi Army + allied Kurdish Peshmergas, leading both latter to call for more or expanded US Airstrikes.

* DEFENCE.KP/FORUMS > IRAQ OFFENSIVE FOR TIKRIT STALLS AS CASUALTIES MOUNT - WASHINGTON POST.

ARTIC = the Iraqi Army is repor suffering circa 60-or-more soldiers killed per day since "final" offensive agz the ISIS began.

* TOPIX > [BNN, VOA] ISLAMIC STATE MOMENTUM BLASTED, BUT [still] NO SIGNS GROUP IS "OUT OF STEAM".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-17 23:36|| 2015-03-17 23:36|| Front Page Top

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