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2014-08-14 Iraq

Outgunned and untested for years, Kurdish peshmerga struggle vs IS

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 IS seems to be funded by the Gulf states and supported by Turkey which explains why they are attacking the Kurds to please the Turks.

Posted by Paul D 2014-08-14 03:08|| 2014-08-14 03:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, who's funding and arming ISIS? because it's costing a bundle.

"Reporters" seem to be unable to bother digging...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-08-14 07:34|| 2014-08-14 07:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Here's a concept: How 'bout we round up all the light infantry gear DoD has been handing out to police forces here and give it all to the Kurds?
Or would this interfere with somebody's long term plan?

Posted by ed in texas 2014-08-14 07:56|| 2014-08-14 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like a reasonable course of action Ed. Please exempt the Ferguson, Mo. Police Department if you would.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-14 08:47|| 2014-08-14 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 the IS forces are very vulnerable to any competent air campaign - even drones could do a lot of damage pretty quickly

regarding funding - initially IS was funded by rich arabs in SA, Qatar, etc. with some cooperation by Turkey and Iran but all that is pretty much over; currently IS is funded by what they looted from the Iraq govt (which includes vast amounts of weapons) and what they can extort from the locals

Posted by lord garth 2014-08-14 10:04|| 2014-08-14 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Also significantly omitted in this article is that the Peshmerga were deployed outside their home are, for which they are neither trained nor equipped. Put that with chronic under supply, lack of intel support, and the need to maintain the bulk of their forces for homeland defense, plus dealing with refugees in a humane manner, and they were set up to fail.

In areas where they had adequate supplies, they have halted ISIS, and even pushed them back.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-08-14 12:16|| 2014-08-14 12:16|| Front Page Top

#7 They need heavy weaponry, artillery supply.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-08-14 12:18|| 2014-08-14 12:18|| Front Page Top

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