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2016-09-07 Iraq
France deploys artillery ahead of Mosul offensive
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] La Belle France said on Tuesday it was deploying artillery to Iraq and readying its aircraft carrier for deployment to reinforce foreign military support for the Iraqi army’s expected push to recapture djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
, the de facto capital of ISIS in Iraq.

The Iraqi army and its elite units have gradually taken up positions around the city 400 km (248 miles) north of Baghdad, with international coalition forces keen to capitalize on the holy warrior group’s loss of territory in both Iraq and Syria.

"We decided to bolster our support of the Iraqi forces this Autumn with the aim of recapturing Mosul," French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told a gathering of defense and military officials in Gay Paree.

"At this very moment, artillery is arriving close to the front line," Le Drian said, adding that the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier would soon leave for the Middle East.

French defense officials declined to give details on the nature of the artillery.

It was from Mosul’s Grand Mosque in 2014 that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdad declared a caliphate spanning regions of Iraq and Syria.
Posted by Fred 2016-09-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top
 File under: Islamic State 

#1 Oh, Mosul in Iraq, not the Mosel wine district in Germany. Never mind!
Posted by SteveS 2016-09-07 02:28||   2016-09-07 02:28|| Front Page Top

#2 A bet that the final attack will be before the elections?
Posted by Tarzan Slailet2796 2016-09-07 06:59||   2016-09-07 06:59|| Front Page Top

#3 French arty in the Middle East.... This is looking like the Thirties. The US in the Horn.... Fleets probing in the Pacific.... Lefties running for POTUS....
Fortunately, we're past all that Pax Americana.
Posted by Richard Aubrey  2016-09-07 07:57||   2016-09-07 07:57|| Front Page Top

#4 'Pot-de-Fer'?
Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-09-07 13:56||   2016-09-07 13:56|| Front Page Top

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