Posted on 07/11/2014 9:09:30 AM PDT by mojito
Sunni insurgents battling forces loyal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki broke into a military base in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, a security source and a local official said.
They said militants fought their way into the base on the edge of Muqdadiya town, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of the capital. The northern side of the town was already under their control before Thursday's clashes.
The area around Muqdadiya has seen sustained fighting in recent weeks since fighters led by the hardline Islamic State, an offshoot of al Qaeda, seized the northern city of Mosul and swept south towards Baghdad.
The security source said the insurgents on Thursday included hundreds of non-Iraqi Arab fighters, heavily armed and some riding in tanks.
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Cut their supply lines from the rear. Split their forces in two. Divide and conquer. It’s old strategery...............
*yawn* Don’t really care which terrorist faction is in charge of Iraq.
So the ole ISIS terrorists are now referred to as Sunni Insurgents ? Dang. Must have work up in another parallel universe today.
The seige of Baghdad is about to start. The next target—the airport!
Isis is apparently bombing brothels in Baghdad.
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Thanks for the update.
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