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2016-10-29 Iraq

ISIS conducting scorched earth policy in Mosul

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Posted by badanov 2016-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Hasn't been wrapped up yet? What's the holdup?

Posted by JohnQC 2016-10-29 08:38|| 2016-10-29 08:38|| Front Page Top

#2 JohnQC - its the eternal military triangle. The more you have of one these the less you need of another. Time, Money, Blood. Choose.

This is a massive operation against a dug in and prepared force scattered over a large area, which has booby-trapped and mined the areas it retreats from. Militarily this is not a simple operation. Its going to take months at a minimum.

Posted by OldSpook 2016-10-29 11:42|| 2016-10-29 11:42|| Front Page Top

#3 And it involves Arabs, with all that aspect entails.

Posted by Pappy 2016-10-29 14:22|| 2016-10-29 14:22|| Front Page Top

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