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Islamic State Militants Mass North of Baghdad
Reuters via Newsweek ^
| 8/14/14 at 5:02 PM
Posted on 08/14/2014 11:09:45 AM PDT by GonzoII
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants are massing near the Iraqi town of Qara Tappa, 122 km (73 miles) north of Baghdad, security sources and a local official said, in an apparent bid to broaden their front with Kurdish peshmerga fighters.
The Sunni militants have made a dramatic push through the north to a position near Arbil, capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
The movement around Qara Tappa suggests they are getting more confident and seeking to grab more territory closer to the capital after stalling in that region.
"The Islamic State is massing its militants near Qara Tappa," said one of the security sources. "It seems they are going to broaden their front with the Kurdish fighters."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baghdad; iraq; isis; isisiraq; kurdistan; kurds; peshmerga; yazidi; yazidis
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To: GonzoII
I heard a rumor that Notre Dame beat Islamic State in water polo.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:25:59 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
To: GonzoII
Notice Obama is now backing off to let ISIS finish their job
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:33:03 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If youd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Probably a concert.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:36:32 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
To: GonzoII
Good.
Gets them all in one place.
Fewer bombs needed.
Gotta save money, ya know.....................
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:38:50 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
You really think Obama is going to do anything?
He’s already declared victory.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:40:12 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: BenLurkin
Fuel-air bomb?.................
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:40:22 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: GeronL
They’re biggest goal IMO is to overrun the US Embassy in Baghdad...which I think will happen. The only reason airstrikes were ordered in the north was because of the media reporting all those people getting killed by those slime. If they head straight to Baghdad the media will wait to film the evacuation. To the sixties commies, that will be orgasmic...you just watch!
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:40:50 AM PDT
by
gr8eman
(Bill Carson...meet Arch Stanton!)
To: dfwgator
I can dream, can’t I?........................
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:46:12 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: gr8eman
Theyre biggest goal IMO is to overrun the US Embassy in Baghdad...which I think will happenI predicted that when Bush signed the SOFA.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:47:01 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: GonzoII
Good. If we had someone running this country who knew what he was doing, the bombers would already be very busy.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:48:52 AM PDT
by
3Fingas
(Sons and Daughters for Freedom and Rededication to the Principles of the U.S. Constitution)
To: GonzoII
The ducks are on the pond, and they will be hit soon.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:49:38 AM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: no-to-illegals
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:50:19 AM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: dfwgator
What? We have never had a SOFA with Iraq.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:51:36 AM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: elhombrelibre
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:52:48 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: elhombrelibre
As I said hope am wrong ...
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:53:21 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: GonzoII
Yes, that would be what any good tactician would want his enemy to do. Mass into one cohesive group. The better to annihilate them with one-fell swoop.
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posted on
08/14/2014 11:59:17 AM PDT
by
Parmy
To: TangledUpInBlue
Yep. This isn’t Vietnam with jungles and tunnels. It’s open desert.
To: dfwgator
Okay, we did have a SOFA. I didn’t know it when I was there. And what was it you predicted when Bush signed the SOFA?
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posted on
08/14/2014 12:11:18 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: Goreknowshowtocheat
Where’s Curtis Lemay when we need him?
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posted on
08/14/2014 12:11:43 PM PDT
by
rfreedom4u
(Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
To: elhombrelibre
That one day we would have to evacuate the Embassy like we did in Saigon in 75.
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posted on
08/14/2014 12:12:12 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
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