Posted on 10/14/2017 7:43:21 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
SOUTHWEST ASIA – A convoy of vehicles is staged to depart Raqqah Oct. 14 under an arrangement brokered by the Raqqah Civil Council and local Arab tribal elders Oct. 12.
The arrangement is designed to minimize civilian casualties and purportedly excludes foreign Daesh terrorists as people trapped in the city continue to flee the impending fall of Daesh’s so-called capital.
People departing Raqqah under the arrangement are subject to search and screening by Syrian Democratic Forces.
The Coalition was not involved in the discussions that led to the arrangement, but believes it will save innocent lives and allow Syrian Democratic Forces and the Coalition to focus on defeating Daesh terrorists in Raqqah with less risk of civilian casualties.
“We do not condone any arrangement that allows Daesh terrorists to escape Raqqah without facing justice, only to resurface somewhere else. We remain concerned about the thousands of civilians in Raqqah who remain subject to Daesh cruelty,” said Coalition Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Jonathan Braga. “Daesh terrorists have been hiding behind women and children for three years, and we are against any arrangement that lets them continue to do so.”
OBL was kept animate until long after his physical demise in Tora Bora for political reasons. Bush needed him to be alive and threatening so that the Democratic Congress would not declare the One Enemy dead and the war over. Then, of course, eventually Obama had to have domebody killed and dumped in the ocean, call him OBL and no one could prove otherwise.
Accurate assessment.
Totally agree with logic and conclusion.
I am told the Asayish (Kurdish for security) are absolutely amazing at determining who are the bad guys and the good guys.
I came to that conclusion from several sources.
My Afghan vet and still serving son tells me the same. It is third hand because he has heard it from more than a couple of Iraq vets but he says they are quite confident.
Thanks.
I do appreciate that statement.
I’m confident in my friends there too. Far too many times I’ve seen it. After a while you know to trust them.
Uh, it’s Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, not Aladdin.
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