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Iraqi forces retreat from Ramadi as Islamic State advances
BBC News ^ | 05/17/2015 | BBS News

Posted on 05/17/2015 12:20:11 PM PDT by Cementjungle

Most Iraqi troops have abandoned their positions in Ramadi as Islamic State militants have advanced further into the city, officials have told the BBC.

They said IS militants had taken control of a compound that was used as the provincial military command centre.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: anbar; globaljihad; iran; iraq; isis; juniorvarsity; kurdistan; ramadi; syria; waronterror
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To: Cementjungle

Iran is stretched beyond its means already in Syria. They have apparently now been forcing Afghan prisoners to choose between death penalty and frontline duty in Syria. This whole thing is a fiasco, and killing some bookworm in Raqaa is not the achievement Obama makes out.


21 posted on 05/17/2015 1:39:29 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

If I was Assad I’d use everything I had. And that includes chemicals.


22 posted on 05/17/2015 1:40:29 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (I'm very sad for my country. Personally, I've never been happier.)
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To: grania

Just wait till they start moving into Saudi Arabia. Even more barren than Iraq, which means huge territory can be captured by conquering a couple of villages. Plus, they’re already struggling against the Houthis


23 posted on 05/17/2015 1:42:49 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Cementjungle

CNN is the Communist News Network. Everything they say is lies.


24 posted on 05/17/2015 1:44:09 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: VerySadAmerican

He is, but he has internal problems now too. There was an attempted coup, a vicious street beating of one of his generals, and a top minister has been put under house arrest for co-ordinating with Turkey.


25 posted on 05/17/2015 1:46:22 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

True. But, sadly Fox News only plays pre-recorded stuff on weekends and doesn’t do current news... I wish they would step it up in that regard.


26 posted on 05/17/2015 2:02:39 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

have to believe this is part of the turkish bird dog of murder of Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi .... zer0 and hillary owning a skerry ...


27 posted on 05/17/2015 2:11:20 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: Cementjungle
One question burning in my mind is: "Who is funding these black hearted raghead savages?"
28 posted on 05/17/2015 2:13:45 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (No tagline today.)
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To: 4yearlurker
"Who is funding these black hearted raghead savages?"

The American taxpayers ... check it out ... all the equipment, isis uses, was paid for by American taxpayers ... and this is not a lie!

29 posted on 05/17/2015 2:19:21 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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if we become technical some of the equipment was also paid for by qatar and saudis ...


30 posted on 05/17/2015 2:25:13 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: Cementjungle

if we are going to raise ‘hell’ it would appear we would select ‘hillary’


31 posted on 05/17/2015 2:34:39 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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dang ... if it has to be a ‘black dress’ may as well be a burka to hide in!


32 posted on 05/17/2015 2:38:19 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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operation ‘white rabbit’ on ‘stand-by’


33 posted on 05/17/2015 2:47:31 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: Cementjungle
The Obama Twitter-squad is in full CYA mode, posting thousands of "This is all Bush's fault" stuff.

Bush took Ramadi while Obama the loser lost it twice.

34 posted on 05/17/2015 3:14:00 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Cementjungle

Iraq was in good shape under Bush’s watch. Regardless of one believes about the decision to take out Hussein the US did it and Barack Hussein Obama (no relation to Saddam Hussein that I know of) completely screwed up Iraq, Eqypt, Libya, you name it. Then ... there was the opportunity to take out ISIS while they were marching in the desert but Obama wouldn’t do anything.

Obama owns this mess.


35 posted on 05/17/2015 3:16:31 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Cementjungle

no problem. obama kidnapped some dude’s wife last night, so it’s all good


36 posted on 05/17/2015 3:17:32 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Cementjungle

The “JV” takes land hard fought by American warriors. Obama is the worst -resident ever.

Spit.


37 posted on 05/17/2015 3:19:12 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Cementjungle

When will the media ask @BarackObama & @HillaryClinton key question for 2016- Knowing what we know now, would you still have abandoned Iraq? - Liz Cheney


38 posted on 05/17/2015 3:24:45 PM PDT by McGruff (What did Hillary know and when did she know it?)
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To: McGruff

“If I knew Obama was going to just hand Iraq back to Iran or other radical Islamists I suppose I wouldn’t have tried to help it become a Democracy after liberating it either”.


39 posted on 05/17/2015 5:35:52 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

The Iraqi army is utterly useless. They outnumber them what, 30:1 and rout before they even arrive?

This has to be the worst allied force we’ve ever had. People bashed ARVN back in the day, but they actually fought a real army until they ran out of supplies.

The Iraqis just run away leaving their supplies for ISIS to take.


40 posted on 05/17/2015 9:52:02 PM PDT by Shadow44
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