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Chaotic footage shows the reality of ISIS fighters as hapless militants bicker [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | April 28, 2016 | Simon Tomlinson

Posted on 04/28/2016 6:16:33 AM PDT by C19fan

ISIS likes to portray itself as a well-oiled fighting force that makes sweeping territorial gains with ruthless efficiency. But behind its propaganda machine, the reality is anything but – as this battlefield video shows. Taken from the headcam of an ISIS fighter, it captures the chaos among a group of hapless militants as they fumble around trying to fire weapons at Kurdish forces in Iraq.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: isis

1 posted on 04/28/2016 6:16:33 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

With the possible exception of pictures of British regiments marching, drums beating,pipes playing, in mass formations to their inevitable doom all combat at one time or another looks like a Chinese fire drill.


2 posted on 04/28/2016 6:33:26 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: C19fan

Did you expect headchoppers, child molesters, murderers and rapists to be well organized? They are subhuman savages and need to be turned into worm food.


3 posted on 04/28/2016 6:33:54 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: I want the USA back

Wait until Trump sends in the Marines.


4 posted on 04/28/2016 6:45:51 AM PDT by Farmer Dean
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To: I want the USA back

At least this film had a happy ending...


5 posted on 04/28/2016 6:47:13 AM PDT by Russ (Repeal the '17th amendment.)
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To: C19fan

It’s like watching a Benny Hill or Keystone Kops skit.


6 posted on 04/28/2016 6:50:45 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: C19fan

never underestimate your enemy. when you do, you underprepare. when you underprepare, you lose, you die


7 posted on 04/28/2016 7:10:59 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Don Corleone

that is probably why Britain, a small island nation amassed the largest empire the world had ever seen..it’s confused chaotic armed forces


8 posted on 04/28/2016 7:14:06 AM PDT by albertabound
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From the article, “One screams: ‘The bullet casings are hitting us! Be careful, Abu Abdullah!’

If you’re ever showered with hot brass from and automatic weapon, you’ll be dancing around yelling at Abu Abdullah, too. That stuff hurts when it goes down the back of you collar.


9 posted on 04/28/2016 8:40:40 AM PDT by Turbo Pig (...to close with and destroy the enemy...w)
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To: C19fan

“Keep calm and barrel roll on...”


10 posted on 04/28/2016 10:34:23 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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