Posted on 09/03/2014 8:41:03 AM PDT by GonzoII
Government forces reported to have entered Tikrit outskirts amid reports of Islamic State group withdrawing from area.
A significant number of Islamic State group fighters have withdrawn from northern Iraqi cities, after government forces launched a major ground and air offensive, officials in Tikrit and Mosul said.
"We are hearing reports that fighters are retreating but it is expected to be a fierce battle," Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf, reporting from Baghdad, said on Tuesday.
"But this is battle likely to last days," our correspondent said.
Sources told Al Jazeera that security forces had entered the outskirts of Tikrit and were backed by air, mortar and artillery fires targeting several positions in Tikrit, which has been under Islamic State control for months.
It was not clear if the air strikes were carried out by US or Iraqi jets, however US aircraft have been dropping leaflets warning residents of the impending bombing of Islamic State sites.
(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...
U.S. and allied SpecOps more like it. The Iraqis ain’t doing anything themselves except driving our guys around the battlefield.
Let's hope those ISIL guys can't read.
I hope they're listening to them as well.
I hope they are not taking prisoners and shooting the wounded ISIS fighters.
Known Terrorists Among The Beneficiaries of US Assistance in Iraq
Interesting editorial in the American Thinker:
Why Should We Care About Isis?
Money Quote:
Is ISIS truly a threat to the U.S.? The following proposal should answer the question decisively: let’s renew the draft, invade the Middle East once again, and send Malia Obama, Alexandra Kerry, and Meghan McCain to lead the troops. If you hear crickets chirping in Washington after that proposal is made, you’ll have your answer.
The article is worth reading
Ping.
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