[Jack Black]

ISIS doesn't have air. They captured some helicopters, but it seems highly unlikely they have the knowledge or infrastructure to put them in the air and keep them flying.

ISIS may have some artillery, at least I've seen them parade it. I think they have been using artillery in Syria, but I'm not sure.

Special Forces team frequently accomplish alot without use of artillery, don't they?

[rjsimmon]

NEVER underestimate your enemy. SpecFor does infiltration and special ops quite well, but ISIS/ISIL/IS is not a small organization and has captured quite a bit of resources.

Regardless of what ISIS has, you ALWAYS seek the better tactical and strategic solution. Going into a ground war without air or artillery is amateur and will get the wrong people killed.

[Justa]

ISIS has UAVs and possibly access to Turkish ISR.

Mobile ops as he describes could work but they’d be coming up against ISIS SPAA, truck-mounted rocket artillery and recoilless rifles. And ISIS HF comms could see that his units are cut off after an engagement or spoil an attack altogether considering the extent of their network.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Special Forces team frequently accomplish alot without use of artillery, don’t they?

They do, but during the ending of Taliban control of Afghanistan in 2001-2002, there were a LOT of smart bombs delivered for air strikes called in and laser painted by SpecOps types.