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Iraq
What more can Iraq do against ISIS in Syria?
2019-01-03
[Rudaw] Iraq's new Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has declared his country is considering further action against ISIS across the border in Syria. What exact action Baghdad might take, aside from additional Arclight airstrikes, remains unclear.

"If any negative development takes place in Syria it will affect us," the Iraqi premier said on December 30.

"We have a 600km border with Syria and ISIS is there," he added, using the Arabic acronym for the group.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Just dig a berm along the border and stop smuggling would be plenty. Be the anvil and let the Syrians do all of the hammering.
Posted by: magpie   2019-01-03 11:03  

#1  Iraq could get out of the way and play defense which is militarily easier.

Let ISIS and Syria/Russia fight for awhile. Let the Russians show what they can do against medieval religion for awhile.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2019-01-03 10:21  

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