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(Fallujah Falls!) Iraq says most of Fallujah retaken from IS militants
AP ^ | 17 Jun 2016 | QASSIM ABDUL ZAHRA

Posted on 06/17/2016 1:48:33 PM PDT by BeauBo

Iraqi special forces swept into Fallujah on Friday, recapturing most of the city as the Islamic State group's grip crumbled after weeks of fighting.

(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fallujah; iraq; iraqitroops; is; isis; islamicstate; militants
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ISIS collapsed in Fallujah on Friday. Their positions were abandoned en masse. Troops advanced rapidly through most of the urban area, the Iraqi flag has been raised over the city hall, and the Prime Minister addressed the nation to declare victory. Areas of resistance remain in some areas in the North - there are always some who don't get the memo.

Separately, in Syria, the ISIS stronghold of Manbij ("Little London") which had been surrounded, is now being stormed by the Kurdish-led SDF. Yesterday, the SDF publicly announced the start of the second phase, and today entered the city from the West, while advancing from the North and South.

Big blows to ISIS. The new CENTCOM Commanding General is presiding over a real sea change in operations against ISIS, and everyone is piling on.

1 posted on 06/17/2016 1:48:33 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

Just curious.. Is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi DEAD or NOT?


2 posted on 06/17/2016 1:51:02 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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To: BeauBo

Could it be that even declared Muslims are getting sick of these fiends?


3 posted on 06/17/2016 1:52:14 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Has the Iraqi military been able to steal back any of their lost tanks and humvees?


4 posted on 06/17/2016 1:53:47 PM PDT by Marko413
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To: CivilWarBrewing

I assure you he is dead or not dead.


5 posted on 06/17/2016 1:54:17 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Apparently, most people are fine with what Obama is doing, while he ignores our problems.)
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To: BeauBo

ISIS cuts and runs at the approach of the Iraqi Army just as the Iraqi Army cuts and runs at the approach of ISIS. All they both need is more U.S. supplied equipment for the next round.


6 posted on 06/17/2016 1:54:32 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: BeauBo

Meanwhile teamobama weeps.


7 posted on 06/17/2016 1:54:41 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: BeauBo

0bama will claim credit....and most Americans being stupid, will believe it.


8 posted on 06/17/2016 1:54:57 PM PDT by Angels27
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Now it will be interesting to hear how the inhabitants
were treated by ISIS.

Should be an eye opener.


9 posted on 06/17/2016 1:55:06 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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Talk about war stories.


10 posted on 06/17/2016 1:56:44 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Angels27
0bama will claim credit....and most Americans being stupid, will believe it.

I was thinking the same thing. He'll make a statement saying "My" coalition drove ISIL out of Fallujah and liberated the people there."

11 posted on 06/17/2016 1:57:38 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: BeauBo

This is Fallujah we are talking about .
They are not dead just mixed in with their crowd , soon to disperse and pop up somewhere else.
Libya just got a bunch of money from 0 , would wager that is where they will be popping up .
It’s not over.


12 posted on 06/17/2016 2:00:30 PM PDT by Lera ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
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To: BeauBo

Any word on the fate of the isis islamic filth that was holding the town?


13 posted on 06/17/2016 2:01:00 PM PDT by soycd
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“ISIS cuts and runs”.....

Perhaps they are now on American soil, plotting their next move.


14 posted on 06/17/2016 2:01:11 PM PDT by DaveA37
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To: HiTech RedNeck

>Could it be that even declared Muslims are getting sick of these fiends?

When they quit islam and declare it the evil that it is, I’ll believe it.


15 posted on 06/17/2016 2:02:40 PM PDT by soycd
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Perhaps the Coexist bumper stickers worked!

Sorry, I am a bit jaded today.


16 posted on 06/17/2016 2:02:51 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (0bama is drunk on taqiyya.)
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To: BeauBo

Fallujah reclaimed! But will it still be reclaimed by breakfast hour tomorow morning?


17 posted on 06/17/2016 2:04:05 PM PDT by lee martell
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Well in essence they are, by refusing to take it where Mohammed said it should logically end up.


18 posted on 06/17/2016 2:04:54 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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” Is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi DEAD or NOT?”

The official news outlet for ISIS (Amaq), reported his death in an airstrike last weekend, and several foreign news sources (Turkish, Iranian, Indian) ran with it. None of the major news agencies or Western Governments have confirmed it however.

There have been reports of his death or wounding before, but this is the first from ISIS’ own Amaq. It is possible, but it may be an attempt to cover his escape, as the caliphate is collapsing. It appears that many of the elite are heading for the high grass. In Raqqa, there were even reports recently of their head finance guy being executed, after trying to make a run with their cash and gold.

The only people who expect ISIS to continue holding territory for the long haul are their armchair fanboys on the Internet, and their brainwashed cannon fodder, hopped up on captagon (amphetamines).

The party is wrapping up, and they are looking to go underground in safe havens, like Turkey, Western Europe and the US. Maybe slip back to their home countries for a while, or into the witness protection program of some regional Foreign Intelligence Service, that wants to keep some terrorist capability in its hip pocket for the future.


19 posted on 06/17/2016 2:06:28 PM PDT by BeauBo
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Maybe they didn’t, but the Holy Spirit of God of the bible might be another question. He doesn’t need people to read the bible in order to exist. Certainly plenty of Christians have prayed to God to counter the madness.


20 posted on 06/17/2016 2:06:44 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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