 Editor in Chief Bill   | 19 Aug 2014 6:33 p.m. PST |
Thousands of inexperienced Kurdish troops are being taught basic military skills while already serving on the front lines, Peshmerga officers have told FoxNews.com… link |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 19 Aug 2014 6:37 p.m. PST |
…the raw recruits are expected to buy their own. Gun markets are popping up in every village, as young soldiers arrive to buy, sell and trade every kind of weapon imaginable… Also mentions problems with organization and chain of command… |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 19 Aug 2014 6:40 p.m. PST |
…For now, the heaviest lifting on the front line is being done by a small batch of special forces and U.S.-trained counter terrorism groups. The veterans warned an embedded FoxNews.com reporter to stay away from the regular soldiers."They don't know what they're doing," one officer said. "They're likely to get you killed." I wonder if they mean Kurdish special forces, or is this a reference to the Iraqi special forces? What would a "counter-terrorism" unit look like? I'm surprised to hear it would be a significant combat unit. |
| Milites | 19 Aug 2014 7:06 p.m. PST |
Not really, ISIS are terrorists, just a lot of them all together. |
| Deadone | 19 Aug 2014 8:14 p.m. PST |
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| Pedrobear | 19 Aug 2014 8:33 p.m. PST |
They are a few thousand determined men. History has shown again and again how much a charismatic leader with a few thousand loyal, determined men (plus many more militia type) can achieve. |
| David Manley | 19 Aug 2014 11:24 p.m. PST |
"Recruits expected to buy their own" – don't tell the Pentagon or Whitehall. They'll pinch the idea :) |
| Dawnbringer | 19 Aug 2014 11:57 p.m. PST |
I can just imagine parades with weapons. "It's as if a thousand sergeant majors all cried out at once… " |
| whoa Mohamed | 20 Aug 2014 3:22 a.m. PST |
Everyman entering combat for the first time is learning OJT. |
| Pedrobear | 20 Aug 2014 4:36 a.m. PST |
""Recruits expected to buy their own" – don't tell the Pentagon or Whitehall. They'll pinch the idea :)" Actually, wasn't this the norm for many armies throughout history? Or at least in the sense that they docked the cost of the kit of your pay? |
 Legion 4  | 20 Aug 2014 8:38 a.m. PST |
whoa Mohamed 20 Aug 2014 3:22 a.m. PST
Everyman entering combat for the first time is learning OJT.
I totally agree whoa … |
| Legion 4 | 20 Aug 2014 8:53 a.m. PST |
Milites 19 Aug 2014 7:06 p.m. PST
Not really, ISIS are terrorists, just a lot of them all together.
ThomasHobbes 19 Aug 2014 8:14 p.m. PST
ISIS are insurgents.
 And I've been saying this for sometime … Was there nothing learned from our continuing war with AQ ? |
| Legion 4 | 20 Aug 2014 9:02 a.m. PST |
they mean Kurdish special forces, or is this a reference to the Iraqi special forces? As I have said, before, many in the region call their units "Commandos", are really in name only. And based on the ISF's recent past … IMO, this may pretty much be the case here … |
| Milites | 20 Aug 2014 9:05 a.m. PST |
As they said in WWII, bring up the Crocodiles, let's see how fanatical they really are. This situation will only get worse/better (depending on your perspective) when the increased robotisation of the military continues apace and civilian populations become even more distant from their countries international deployments. Sigh Legion agree 100% link Terrorists, pure and simple. |
