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2015-03-22 Iraq

Iranian commander killed during clashes with ISIS in Iraqi Tikrit

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Posted by Fred 2015-03-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Obama's Iranians, Shiite Militia and Iraqi Armed Forces are in disarray at Tikrit.

Obama backed Shiites are also partaking in civilian atrocities in the area.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-03-22 00:45|| 2015-03-22 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Honestly, I hope they kill the hell out of each other. Don't care if they shia, sunni, civilian, milkman or whatever. They all the same. Time to get mideval on these "ppl". Thats what they understand.

Chris: perhaps you should calm down a bit before posting more commentary in which you call for genocide. Just a suggestion.

AoS

Posted by chris 2015-03-22 01:14|| 2015-03-22 01:14|| Front Page Top

#3 It's lunacy to take sides in an ethno-religious civil war, unless you have a clear common interest in one side, which qualifies the Kurds, but not the Shiia or Sunni.

Posted by phil_b 2015-03-22 03:23|| 2015-03-22 03:23|| Front Page Top

#4 On certain subjects I agree with Petreus.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-03-22 05:15|| 2015-03-22 05:15|| Front Page Top

#5 the Iran forces have found the Shia militias to be far less competent that they thought and this has led to Iran personnel taking close combat roles in the Tikrit battle

personally I'm surprised at how long ISIS has held out in Tikrit; their logistics has been gone for over a month -- they must have stockpiled much more than anyone thought

Posted by lord garth 2015-03-22 08:53|| 2015-03-22 08:53|| Front Page Top

#6 I suspect negotiated porosity in the blockade.

Posted by Shipman 2015-03-22 09:30|| 2015-03-22 09:30|| Front Page Top

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