Posted on 05/17/2015 4:28:39 PM PDT by mandaladon
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants claimed full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government since last summer. Related Stories
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In a statement, the group said it had seized tanks and killed "dozens of apostates", its description for members of the Iraqi security forces.
Ramadi is the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province, which is dominated by Sunni Muslims. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi signed off on the deployment of Shi'ite militias to attempt to seize back the area, a move he had previously resisted for fear of provoking a sectarian backlash.
Earlier, security sources said government forces evacuated a key military base after it came under attack by the insurgents, who had already taken one of the last districts still holding out.
It was the biggest victory for Islamic State in Iraq since security forces and Shi'ite paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year, aided by air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition
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Mike, any info on Pacific rim?
howdy moslems ... I’m insane!!! Thunder is coming to your ears and eyes!!!
They’re trying this newfangled Holacracy thing. It’s all the rage!
In the history of warfare, a victory has never happened with air strikes alone. Apparently when he missed military duty, Zero must have also missed this fact.
Nah.....Mullah Baraq’s minions say this is all just bluster and propaganda from the JV.
and when the CIC is also...supplying he JV team with “intel”
....too far from Ramadi to make any difference
I get a kick out of those pics from Egypt every time I see them.
Well I guess that liberating Mosul from ISIS is off the table for this year.
First they will have to make a Mad Max pile of rubble out of Ramadi and Fallujah. They are to close to Baghdad to leave in enemy hands, while attacking Mosul.
Wow. One Toyota pickup driving around a night can certainly work wonders....
How long before ISIS sets its sights on Iran
The ultimate showdown will be Turkey vs Iran vs Saudi Arabia for control of the Muslim world.
Yea, but there's going to be a real nifty docudrama coming out soon showcasing Obama's leadership skills in the latest Rangers raid on that ISIS guy.
I too am angry and devestated and just depressed. I am so angry..we won that damn war! And Obama pissed everything we fought and died for away.
this just makes me doubt everything...why did I have such passion, why are we sending our finest to die and be wounded and have some fu...g politician ..no make that politicans make it all worthless.
I can hardly watch the news on this. Those news people just tell one story after another “ We won...”......” ISIS won “...on and on.
I do my best to help and support those that returned.
Is Allegra still around? Haven’t seen her post for well over a year. Would be interested in her take on what’s going on.
We put our country into the hands of the freshman team.
the freshmen team at the mosque..
Thousands of American lives lost.
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