The Kurds are pushing into Islamic State's Syria stronghold

Business Insider ^ | 06/22/2015 | TOM PERRY, REUTERS

[SeekAndFind]

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish-led forces advanced on Monday deep into territory in Syria held by Islamic State, showing new momentum after they unexpectedly swiftly seized a border crossing from the jihadists last week.

The Kurds, aided by U.S.-led air strikes and smaller Syrian rebel groups, had pushed to within 7 km (4 miles) of Ain Issa, a town 50 km (30 miles) north of Islamic State's de facto capital Raqqa city, said Redur Xelil, spokesman for the Kurdish forces.

The rapid advance into Raqqa province has defied expectations of a protracted battle between the Kurdish YPG group and Islamic State fighters, who waged a four-month battle for the border town of Kobani, where the Kurds finally defeated the jihadists in January.

Raqqa is the main seat of power in Syria for Islamic State, the group also known as ISIS or ISIL, which has proclaimed a caliphate to rule over all Muslims from territory it controls in both Syria and Iraq.

[woodbutcher1963]

Do you imagine what these Kurds could do IF we actually armed them with modern weapons?

They are the only fighting force in the region we should be backing. Yet, because of Turkey, or some other reason we are not giving them much more than cursory assistance.

[Dr. Thorne]

This is bad news for the globalists and their towelboy Bathhouse Barry. They will have to send some more munitions to ISIS. Will they go nuclear if it’s clear ISIS will lose in Syria?

[ScottinVA]

This is what happens when an actual fighting force changes those knuckledraggers.

God bless the Kurds and may their victories continue!!

[ScottinVA]

changes=challenges

[11th Commandment]

I would bet the Kurds have more heavy weapons than you think. I would bet there are green berets embedded with the Kurds painting target for air support. Finally, the only way for the Kurds to push into Raqqa is with open supply lines. This means that Kurds are supplying from Iraq (even though the map shows the cross as an ISIS attack zone) or via the FSA controlled areas (FSA is fighting with Kurds).

[ThomasMore]

“This is bad news for the globalists and their towelboy Bathhouse Barry.”

LOL...never heard him called that. But very true. Bad news for the bad guys. Do you think the “globalists” will allow the Kurds to keep the territory they liberate from the ISIS animals? Me thinks not!

[SunkenCiv]

This is one bright spot of the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars; the other bright spot is, Zero hasn't condemned the Kurds for undermining the "nuclear deal" with Iran. The only ways that could be wrecked is if A) someone in Israel hung a swag lamp over their pool table, or B) if the Iranians run out of KY. Thanks SeekAndFind.