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| US: Number of Daesh fighters lowest since 2014 |
| 2016-04-27 |
| [AA.TR] ISIS has 19,000 to 25,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon said Tuesday, updating its estimate of 20,000 to 30,000 snuffies for the group. "This is the lowest the number range has been since 2014," front man Peter Cook said in a statement. The Pentagon updated its estimate a few months after President Barack Obama That’s just how white folks will do you.... ordered an acceleration of the campaign against the terrorist group. The Pentagon ties the decrease in numbers to the overall effect of the recently accelerated campaign against ISIS’s financial and military assets as well as the success of local forces to close certain key routes in Iraq and Syria, blocking fighters from moving across borders. According to Air Force Gen. Peter Gersten, the number of imported muscle entering Iraq and Syria has significantly decreased in the past year. Gersten said he believes that about a year ago, up to 1,500 to 2,000 imported muscle were joining ISIS each month. "Now we have been fighting this enemy for a year, our estimates are down to 200 [per month] and we are actually seeing now an increase in desertion rates of these fighters," he said. The 1,000 to 5,000 decrease in fighters is a relatively small yield for the U.S. when considering the resources poured into the war against ISIS. In last 18 months, the U.S.-led coalition has conducted more than 11,000 air strikes and aircraft have flown nearly 89,000 sorties in support of operations in Iraq and Syria. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 They'll be migrating to politics instead. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-04-27 10:30 |
| #2 The rest moved back to Europe/USA to "take the fight to the enemy"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-04-27 04:38 |
| #1 If we are to believe the government numbers, we are probably killing 20-30 each day, and more are probably wounded and permanently taken out of action. Which suggests over 1000 are taken out of action each month. This war should be over in two years if they fight to the last man. Riiiight. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-04-27 01:08 |