Thanks for the update.
Probably more like weeks than months left for ISIS around Hajin.
The Kurdish-led SDF is still courageously taking the fight to ISIS on the ground, and rooting them out at close range, with tightly integrated air support from us and our coalition allies.
A lot of folks don’t appreciate that our allies are pulling triggers, pulling lanyards, and dropping bombs on ISIS along with us.
The French aircraft carrier the Charles DeGaulle has been steady bombing ISIS in Syria since a high profile terrorist incident in France, only scooting back to home port in Toulon periodically to restock their ordnance. They have gone so far as to have an artillery unit on the ground directly supporting the assault on Hajin. The Brits have been getting their combat flight hours in too. The Jordanians have been getting some, as have the Iraqis (who previously fought the biggest urban battle since Stalingrad against ISIS in Mosul).
Nobody in this battle beats those Syrian Kurds for commitment though. They have the hard job of kicking the doors in, and shooting those ISIS guys in their faces.
A heartfelt salute for all our boys, and all our allies, who are taking on ISIS, and smacking them down.
Bump. Final ISIS pocket to be eliminated will be those who took over with Turkey in Efrin (Afrin) When the fighting is over in the East of Syria, It will be taken to Efrin again. They are moving radical Jihadi’s from Idlib to Efrin.
Erdogan may have his military busy elsewhere before then. Not making predictions when. Without the Jihadi’s (ISIS, al Qaeda (Nusra) and the Chinese Muslims he is not nearly as tough except for our NATO aircraft. He has even arrested another 120 Turkish Air Force personnel by naming them associated with Kurds. At some point, Turks will face Kurds. If there is an airpower leveler, Turks might lose.