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Iraqis shut gates of Baghdad to desperate families fleeing terror
Daily Mail ^

Posted on 05/19/2015 5:53:36 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Over 20,000 trapped in no man's land at the mercy of advancing ISIS horde after the fall of Ramadi

Thousands are stranded between ISIS-held Ramadi and the city of Baghdad

Refused entry to Iraqi capital because of concerns they could be militants

ISIS has reportedly taken control of a village between Ramadi and Fallujah

Indicates the terror group are moving eastwards towards the Iraqi capital

Meanwhile Shia militias are said to be moving to head off ISIS

Homeless families 'face danger from all sides', Human Rights Watch said

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baghdad; isisiraq; ramadi; shiamilitia
Surrounded: ISIS has effectively 'surrounded' Baghdad after its conquest in Ramadi and the thousands of displaced Iraqi citizens living in the no man's land in between are vulnerable to attack if the militants march east
1 posted on 05/19/2015 5:53:36 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Muslim charity.


3 posted on 05/19/2015 5:54:32 AM PDT by null and void (In a world where lies and propaganda masquerade freely as truth, communication is everything.)
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Displaced: Thousands of families are stranded on the outskirts of Baghdad (pictured) after being refused entry into the capital
4 posted on 05/19/2015 5:55:05 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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image didn’t post.


5 posted on 05/19/2015 5:55:38 AM PDT by null and void (In a world where lies and propaganda masquerade freely as truth, communication is everything.)
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To: null and void

well....put.

this news belongs in ROTATION on the cable news channels/


6 posted on 05/19/2015 5:55:53 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Enlightened1

Next stop: America!


7 posted on 05/19/2015 5:56:25 AM PDT by null and void (In a world where lies and propaganda masquerade freely as truth, communication is everything.)
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To: null and void

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You can’t see them in this thread?

If not, then go to the link below.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3087517/Iraqis-shut-gates-Baghdad-desperate-families-fleeing-terror-20-000-trapped-no-man-s-land-mercy-advancing-ISIS-horde-fall-Ramadi.html


8 posted on 05/19/2015 6:01:55 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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This will get very ugly, and it will stay ugly for generations. Obama’s legacy is assured.


9 posted on 05/19/2015 6:05:44 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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Iraqis shut gates of Baghdad to desperate families fleeing terror


Wonder how many of these families have explosives strapped to them...


10 posted on 05/19/2015 6:12:49 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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Bush’s fault. Or Fox News. Or the Koch brothers.


11 posted on 05/19/2015 6:18:44 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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[Wonder how many of these families have explosives strapped to them...]

Exactly...they are the Trojan Horses of ISIS.


12 posted on 05/19/2015 6:25:35 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Bush’s fault. Or Fox News. Or the Koch brothers.

If only we could find jobs for all of these ISIS fighters, none of this would be happening.

13 posted on 05/19/2015 6:29:24 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Bush’s fault. Or Fox News. Or the Koch brothers.

If only we could find jobs for all of these ISIS fighters, none of this would be happening.

14 posted on 05/19/2015 6:29:24 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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The only saving grace is that ISIS doesn’t have tanks and an air force of any note.

Baghdad would be finished.


15 posted on 05/19/2015 6:49:22 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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There is always that one dude in a night shirt standing there holding his hands behind his back.


16 posted on 05/19/2015 7:35:06 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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They may well have captured some tanks according to various news sources.


17 posted on 05/19/2015 8:05:40 AM PDT by Starboard
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