[GonzoII]

Displaced Iraqi Christians and Yazidis settle at diocese of Zakho, 300 miles (475 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Islamic extremists shot 80 Yazidi men to death in Iraq, lining them up in small groups and opening fire with assault rifles before abducting their wives and children, officials and eyewitnesses reported Saturday. (Khalid Mohammed/Associated Press)

[SeekAndFind]

If there is an ethnic group that deserves their country, it is the Kurds.

They are the only adults among these sorry lot in Iraq.

[GonzoII]

More details:

"Ground forces have seized about 80 per cent of the territory surrounding Mosul dam, said peshmerga spokesman Holgurt Hikmet. “US planes are still bombing and an Iraqi army brigade has advanced along with peshmerga forces,” said Mr Hikmet. He would not name the Iraqi brigade that joined the attack. "

Kurdish peshmerga forces encircle Isis-held Mosul dam

[elhombrelibre]

First, I would hope that the escape routes for ISIS are secured. Second, I would hope that no prisoners are taken. These people should never make it out of Iraq alive. They’ve perpetrated an illegal war and acts of genocide. They should be summarily executed for all the crimes they’ve committed. No state resources should be spent for trials and incarceration.

[tet68]

Jeez, when I read this I had to think of the underground
fighting portrayed in the film “Stalingrad”.

Brave Kurds.