I sure hope they have the exits blocked first.
They need to kill every last ISIS SOB.
Meaning no one told Obama's state department.
I predict: Fail.
The Kurds have been highly successful reclaiming villages in Nineweh Province in Northern Iraq, around Kohane in North-Central Syria, and in the Northeast corner of Syria. So far, the main Iraqi forces have struggled much more in defeating ISIS/Daesh. They have driven ISIS/Daesh out of Karbala, Babel, Baghdad and Diyala governates. Another major push for Mosul is planned next; the leadership of ISIS/Daesh has already fled Mosul for Hijawa in the Kirkuk governate. The largest Iraqi cities still under ISIS/Daesh control are Mosul, Fallujuah, Tikrit,Hajiwa and Hiit.
In all probability, it'll be even more than 30,000 although they won't call more than 30,000 combatants since the other few tens of thousands will be securing airbases and other facilities if the Iraqi Army falls apart yet again.
JMHo
According to some sources the operation is being led by a commander from Iran’s elite Quds force.
Fighting a terrorist organization like a traditional army?
That will work out swell. It’s like fighting a smoke cloud with a baseball bat and finding that the room still smells afterwards.
Now that it is their throat that will get cut, they are going in with zero concern for collateral damage.
Tikrit will be flattened and Mosul will be flattened. The only things left standing will be due to a lack of ordnance.
The Shia don't give two craps, how many Sunni they kill.
Residents were told before hand to evacuate. Soooo who did they tell?
Muslims killing Muslims. Whoever wins, the fester still remains.
This is an Iraqi/Iranian op. No US help according to report I read today.
We need to drop a few 800 Megaton nukes on a few key Islamic population centers - just to get their undivided attention.
In Al-Dour, ISIS withdrew most of their combatants north, following intense firefights with the ISF and Shi’i paramilitary units inside this vital village located south of Tikrit.
The ISF are attempting to complete the encirclement of Tikrit after they made significant progress east of the city, as they advanced to the Al-‘Ajeeni Oil Fields.
Iranian troops are leading the effort, it is reported by FoxNews today. Special...
Earlier we were told by the Obama maladministration, they weren’t ready, would require another 6 months or 6 years training, by the US.
Having said that, I expect the terrorists will melt away, and slither into the provinces.
When the Iraqi forces do engage the terrorists, would be an excellent time for Obama to order the US forces to provide support, air, communications, any means necessary.
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