Islamic State fighters seize parts of western Iraqi town

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents took control on Thursday of large parts of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, threatening an air base where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi troops, officials said.

Pentagon spokeswoman Navy Commander Elissa Smith confirmed there was "heavy fighting" in al-Baghdadi.

She said there had been no direct attack on the air base, but added: "There were reports of ineffective indirect fire in the vicinity of the base."

An Iraqi defence ministry spokesman declined to comment on the situation in Anbar.

District manager Naji Arak confirmed that Islamic State insurgents had entered al-Baghdadia and attacked some government buildings

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He initially estimated the militants had taken 90 percent of the town but later said he could not confirm the extent of the group's control as intermittent clashes continued into the early morning.

The death toll from the fighting was not immediately clear.

http://news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-fighters-seize-parts-western-iraqi-town-003119030.html

Time for those Iraqi troops to stop whining like little girls and face the enemy. I only hope the marines are smart enough to pack up and leave.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

No worries, word on the street is that IS is "nearing the end".

Or maybe "the end" was code for al-Baghdadi?

[Torete 121]

I see another "Line in the Sand" on the horizon.

[LibCampFireClub 635]

The following Crisis Management System chart was leaked to the press today. Leak source is not yet known, but it may be caddy.

[lostinblue 1,989]

I see another "Line in the Sand" on the horizon.

[luckytxn 2,264]

How can this be? King Badazz was supposed to be personally leading his military? WTH!

Time for those Iraqi troops to stop whining like little girls and face the enemy. I only hope the marines are smart enough to pack up and leave.

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[Pooky 3,809]

How can this be? King Badazz was supposed to be personally leading his military? WTH!

Ummmmm .. King Badazz is Jordanian, not Iraqi.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Ummmmm .. King Badazz is Jordanian, not Iraqi.

Those Shi'ite militias have been kicking buttocks in Iraq. It is those Sunni's that run away like little girls.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Didn't we train them wussies?

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Time for those Iraqi troops to stop whining like little girls and face the enemy. I only hope the marines are smart enough to pack up and leave.

I thought we had left Iraq a stable and secure future and that ISIS was the junior varsity

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Didn't we train them wussies?

We tried, however, much like the Marvin the ARVN, hard to tell exactly where their loyalties lie. The Shi'ites and Kurds seem to hold their own, but it seems Sunnis are reluctant to fight other Sunnis.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Then I say we give the Kurds and Shi'ites weapons and let them have some fun. What the hell is Iran playing around in Iraq for anyway?

We tried, however, much like the Marvin the ARVN, hard to tell exactly where their loyalties lie. The Shi'ites and Kurds seem to hold their own, but it seems Sunnis are reluctant to fight other Sunnis.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Then I say we give the Kurds and Shi'ites weapons and let them have some fun. What the hell is Iran playing around in Iraq for anyway?

Well, the Shi'ite thing is Iran, and Iran is rapidly becoming the most influential player in the area, especially now with the collapse of Yemen. Kurds are still getting a raw deal, despite their willingness to fight, as long as the US wants to placate the Turks. So, Turkey spends considerable effort trying to keep the Kurds from becoming a viable military force, and the US concentrates the half-hearted air campaign against IS further south in Syria.

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[luckytxn 2,264]

So what would happen if we give all of them weapons and leave discretely?

Well, the Shi'ite thing is Iran, and Iran is rapidly becoming the most influential player in the area, especially now with the collapse of Yemen. Kurds are still getting a raw deal, despite their willingness to fight, as long as the US wants to placate the Turks. So, Turkey spends considerable effort trying to keep the Kurds from becoming a viable military force, and the US concentrates the half-hearted air campaign against IS further south in Syria.

[LibCampFireClub 635]

The US is the only remaining superpower. Well, sort of, or maybe not after this regime. We've lost a lot of respect from our own citizens, and surely the rest of the world. In the end, someone needs to tell these naughty kids to shut the hell up, turn out the light and go to bed. If they don't, then get a laser lock an 'em with a smart bomb attached. But, only after giving a count to three.