[NormsRevenge]

AQ is decapitated.

The War on Terror is Won!!

Famous lies from the mouths of babes... and scoundrels.

[Genoa]

They’re offering to behead anyone who doesn’t surrender. Many are choosing the surrender option.

[NormsRevenge]

They have newer vehicles..

Probably hot off the car lot, no doubt, free.

[NormsRevenge]

Ya know where this is headed.

[DariusBane]

Where is the Iraqi Air Force? A 60 vehicle convoy to the largest refinery in Iraq? That’s a hell of a target for a determined government. Unless they are not determined.

[NormsRevenge]

IS in Iraq

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has 3,000 to 5,000 fighters, and grew out of an al-Qaeda-linked organisation in Iraq

ISIS has exploited the standoff between the Iraqi government and the minority Sunni Arab community, which complains that Shia PM Nouri Maliki is monopolising power

It has already taken over Ramadi and Falluja, but taking over Mosul is a far greater feat than anything the movement has achieved so far, and will send shockwaves throughout the region

The organisation is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - an obscure figure regarded as a battlefield commander and tactician. He was once the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, one of the groups that later became ISIS.

[Genoa]

Per the Telegraph:

Breaking from Reuters: US 'stands ready' to provide assistance to Iraq.

No detail yet on what that means - but almost certain to be diplomatic and equipment, rather than actual military intervention.

[C19fan]

Tikrit = Saddam’s home town.

[Romulus]

And not a few FReepers.

[Dallas59]

Next: Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan. Their main goal, as with any good Muslim or liberal, is the destruction of Israel.

[Iron Munro]

Has anyone heard the rumor that Al-Qaeda is going to rename Mosul?

Mosul's new name will be Obamabad in honor of the man who made their recent victories possible.

[SisterK]

Ramadi, Fallujah, Mosul, and Tikrit down? I'll place my money on them taking Baghdad before the end of next week.

[Defiant]

How about we do our version of the media’s daily body count that turned people against Iraq by its relentless, never-ending drumbeat? Whenever the jihadis take back a town, we keep track of the number of Americans who died taking it. Obama is purposely making each and every one of those sacrifices for naught.