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Iraq
New airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq, Syria
2015-01-14
American-led forces launched 19 air strikes against Islamic State (Isis) militants in Syria and Iraq, the US military said on Sunday.

Of the 10 air strikes in Syria, nine hit Isis targets near the town of Kobani on the Turkish border, a statement said. The other Syria strike hit an Isis position near Albu Kamal, close to Iraq.

The nine air strikes inside Iraq hit Isis forces near Erbil, Mosul, Sinjar and al Asad, the statement said. All the air strikes took place between Saturday morning and Sunday morning.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  OTOH see DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [National Post] FOREIGN FIGHTERS NOT DETERRED BY AIRSTRIKES AS 1000 CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO SYRIA EACH MONTH.

* SAME > [Press TV] IRAQ AFFAIRS EXPERT SAYS WASHINGTON WANTS ISIL ISOLATED/CONTAINED, NOT DESTROYED.

* SAME > [Press TV] 12,000 TURKS JOINED EXTREMIST, TERRORIST GROUPS [ISIS aka ISIL, Al-Nusra] IN SYRIA, THINK-TANK SAYS.

D *** NG IT, its NOT Year 2030-2050 yet!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-01-14 23:16  

#3  Kurds are falling back into the city to allow ISIS to flow in and occupy kill zones. Then coalition aircraft strike the kill zones. The Kurds then move back in to do cleanup sweeps.

Kill boxes, exactly the correct strategy.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-01-14 00:50  

#2  YPG and YPJ in Kobane are not reporting every day like in the past. It is believed that the days that they are not reporting progress, are days when ISIS has brought in reinforcements and the Kurds are falling back into the city to allow ISIS to flow in and occupy kill zones. Then coalition aircraft strike the kill zones. The Kurds then move back in to do cleanup sweeps. They are not publicizing this strategy so as not to alert ISIS.
Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664   2015-01-14 00:47  

#1  Kurdish YPJ liberates parentless Yazidi children from ISIS in Iraq.

Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664   2015-01-14 00:44  

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