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2014-08-10 Iraq

Rebels repairing Mosul dam, Kurds in rush to arms

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 although these had been ineffective against the superior firepower of the Islamic State fighters.

Wassamater, everyone forget how to make IEDs? Can't find any RPGs? Or is ISIS firepower 'superior' to what the US deployed? [snort]

Posted by Bobby 2014-08-10 10:22|| 2014-08-10 10:22|| Front Page Top

#2 If all you have is an AK and a pistol, guys with heavy machine guns are a bit on the difficult side to take out. And yes, the Kurds don't have much other than small arms in those areas. They've been requesting (but the Maliki govt in Baghdad has refused for years) HMG, mortar ammo, RPGs, because other than their heavy arms & ammo reserved for defense of their home area, they simply don't have the capacity for offensive military action outside their home area. And all these ISIS actions have been where the Kurds stepped in to secure outside areas where the Iraqi Shia army abandoned their posts and ran away.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-08-10 13:27|| 2014-08-10 13:27|| Front Page Top

#3 I have read elsewhere that the dam in question needs constant / daily maintenance to keep from collapsing. "Repairs" have been ongoing since the dam was first constructed.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-10 14:44|| 2014-08-10 14:44|| Front Page Top

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