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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Deir Ezzor battle proves costly for ISIS amid reports of 200 killed
2017-01-19
[ALMASDARNEWS] The 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
's (ISIS) large-scale offensive in Deir Ezzor may have brought them success near the military airport, but the overall attack has proven incredibly costly for the terrorist group.

Over the course of 4 days, the Islamic State reportedly suffered more than 200 dead and several hundred maimed, a Syrian Arab Army official told al-Masdar News on Wednesday.

In addition to high loss of life, the Islamic State has also lost a large number of armored vehicles and military hardware while storming the outskirts of the bustling provincial capital and airport.

Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung...
the official confirmed that the Syrian Arab Army lost a total of 76 soldiers during the 4 day long Deir Ezzor battle, with the majority of the casualties accumulating on Sunday and Monday.

The Deir Ezzor battle resumed this morning, when the Syrian Arab Army launched another powerful assault to recover the territory they lost to the Islamic State over the last 4 days.

Posted by:Fred

#2  It's unfortunate they couldn't muster up anything like this back on 9/11/2012.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-01-19 13:17  

#1  The Muslim: "If I take this compass?"
"I'll sit, self-important and pompous,
As drones buzz around me.
It's funny you found me,
Because I was hunting the wumpus."
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-01-19 11:50  

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