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| Iraq |
| After retaking most of Ramadi from ISIS, Iraq sets sights on Mosul |
| 2015-12-31 |
| [CNN] After retaking most of the key city of Ramadi from ISIS bully boys, Iraqi leaders say they are setting their sights on an even bigger prize: djinn-infested Mosul. ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... Ramadi's djinn is a wimpy blue guy who got turned down for a bit part in a Disney movie. Iraqi forces have driven ISIS jihadists out of the heart of Ramadi, which the Sunni hard boy group seized in May in a humiliating setback for the Iraqi government and the U.S.-led coalition that's backing it. Significant pockets of ISIS resistance remain in Ramadi, still controlling as much as 25% of it as of Tuesday, local tribal leaders said. But that didn't stop Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from visiting the shattered city and raising the national flag. Next year "will be the year we drive ISIS out of Iraq," he declared. With efforts to finish clearing ISIS out of Ramadi still expected to take weeks, it seemed like a bold statement, especially in light of the bully boys' habit of hiding among local populations and booby-trapping territory they give up. |
| Posted by:Fred |