Kurdish Forces Capture Telsqof, Advance Towards Mosul Dam
By RUDAW
2 hours ago
Posted on 08/17/2014 1:49:49 AM PDT by GonzoII
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Supported by US fighter jets Kurdish Peshmerga forces took the town of Telsqof early Sunday morning and they are making rapid advance towards the Mosul dam, said a Kurdish commander.
“With the help of American fighter jets the Peshmerga launched a wide-ranging attack this morning, we have taken Telsqof and Risala villages and we are moving towards the Mosul dam,” a Peshmerga commander in the area told Rudaw.
The commander said that the Islamic State (IS) militants are on the retreat.
“But we are moving carefully because the Islamist militants have left explosives behind and we want to minimize our losses,” he said.
The Peshmerga commander said that the aim of his forces is to recapture the Mosul dam that was controlled by the IS two weeks ago.
“The assault will continue until we retake Zumar and Shingal as well,” he said.
Sunday’s Peshmerga advance comes a day after a bombing campaign by US jets on multiple IS positions near the Mosul dam and surrounding villages.
Oh good, oh good. God bless these men! They need to secure that damn dam!
I hate to say Obama is right about anything, ever, but I do think getting Maliki out (finally!) is a good thing, and the new guy seems OK (so far).
Iraqis, please, love your country and strive to make it a decent sort of place, where people can live together in peace.
What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding?
Great news! Roll through ‘em, Kurds!
I would like to see the Kurds wipe out the entirety of the IS, then expand their presence across a larger portion of Northern Iraq.
Obama leads from behind.
Obama could have stopped Maliki from screwing up Iraq anytime.
And also - of course - Obama gave the Syrian rebels (who became ISIS) money and weapons!
The Peshmerga are cleaning up his mess.
True, true. I just hope the American people remember in their hearts what a really, really bad president Obama has been.
And still 2 years to go!
I was saying this myself, but now I see others are saying it.
Oy.
Watch a few arab tribal leaders in Iraq change allegiance.. so typical.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.