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| ISIS in Iraq: A shadow of its former self |
| 2016-02-27 |
| [Rudaw] ERBIL, Kurdistan Region--A picture of a diminished Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) in Iraq is emerging from recent reports and statistics. As Peshmerga and Iraqi troops prepare for a major offensive to retake djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... and loosen ISIS’ grip in Iraq, indications are that the terrorist group have all but conceded defeat. In the last week alone, ISIS has suffered mass desertion and executed dissenters while a captured bully boy described the group as "weakened." Experts believe that many of the leadership have relocated to Libya, leaving dwindling numbers in Iraq and Syria. United States defense statistics released earlier this month indicate that the number of ISIS bully boyz in Iraq and Syria had fallen to between 19,000 and 25,000, down from earlier estimates of up to more than 30,000 fighters. It is suspected that ISIS, commanders especially, are seeking safety in Libya. "Some of their members, especially those with long-term importance to ISIS, are taking refuge here [in Libya]", intelligence chief of Misrata, Ismail Shukri, told the BBC. "They view Libya as a safe haven." Those bully boyz left behind appear to be unskilled and afraid. A volunteer bomb diffuser with the Peshmerga, Dr. Sulaiman Saeed, has observed a decrease in the quality of ISIS’ bombs. "A year ago, their bombs were being made by specialists," he said. "But those we saw in [the recent liberation campaign in] Shingal have not been made by specialists. I guess the professionals are dead in ISIS, and those who work for them now are their third generation." An ISIS bully boy, Saad Sulaiman Ali, captured by Kirkuk security forces last week confirmed that the terrorist group is a shadow of what it was. "Everything is different from what it used to be," he stated. "They are weakened now." Ali also noted that ISIS is lacking in weapons, ammunition and explosives. The remaining bully boyz may have seen the writing on the wall and are willing to risk the threat of execution by deserting their posts instead of facing near certain defeat. At least 100 bully boyz fled Mosul on Sunday according to Saeed Mamuzini, who led the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Mosul before the city was overrun by ISIS. "ISIS morale is at an all time low. People are scared," Mamuzini reported. "ISIS bully boyz too." Mamuzini indicated that among those who abandoned their posts were seven commanders. The desertion of commanding officers brings a more serious problem for the ISIS leadership. A rudderless band of bully boyz will be unable to offer little resistance to the forthcoming liberation offensive that Peshmerga and Iraqi troops are gearing up for. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 I think the Syrian thing has bled off a lot of ISIS assets and the Russian involvement has seriously damaged their logistics. I think the movement into Libya is ISIS doing a reset on the Caliphate, trying to set one up in Libya. It appears Iraq, now that Maliki is gone, has grown to the situation and is no longer easy pickings. The Peshmerga, the tribal militias, and the NPS are all much better now. Of course, our leadership will never admit to how much deep involvement our "special" people have had in this change of events. Nor that of the various shadow organizations of the British, the French and others in Iraq. Hopefully, someone will find and pot Baghdadi and his deputies. But in the end, those who flock to ISIS will just move on to some other movement that espouses the same violence...Islam has a problem and Islam is the problem. Some how the Islamic leadership has to either put an end to this by declaring all of these groups Apostates or they have to quit kidding us and admit they actually support this madness... Something tells me we are on the verge of a holy war between the forces of light and the forces of the darkness that is Islam. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2016-02-27 12:54 |
| #2 Moreso in the past 5-6 years. But your point is noted. As I said repeatedly, the IS eastern front is being run by ex-Saddam Baathists with troops of local Arabs and volunteers rejected by leadership on the IS western front. The question is: where are the Chechens/Caucasians going? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-02-27 12:41 |
| #1 How many articles like this have we seen here in the last 10 - 12 years? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-02-27 04:34 |