| Tango01 | 01 Oct 2014 11:08 p.m. PST |
"SAS and American special forces are working with Kurdish fighters on the Iraqi front lines as part of a major offensive to push Isil jihadists back and relieve pressure on the besieged Syria town of Kobane, senior Kurdish military officers have disclosed. The Kurdish forces launched attacks just before dawn on three fronts – Rabia, on the Syrian border, Zummar, a town near Mosul Dam, and a number of villages near Daquq, south of Kirkuk…"
Full article here
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Armand |
| Pete Melvin | 02 Oct 2014 2:33 a.m. PST |
IS, ISIS, ISIL, Islington, Izzy wizzy was a bee. I wish they'd make up their minds. |
| Bangorstu | 02 Oct 2014 3:53 a.m. PST |
They're not the problem – it's one of translation. The ISIS/ISIL problem comes from a translation of an Arabic word which may translate as 'Syria' the 'Levant' (which is Syria and Lebanon). They've since changed their named to Islamic State, though as people point out, it's neither of those things. |
| skippy0001 | 02 Oct 2014 4:49 a.m. PST |
That's just Greek to me.----------------------------------------------------- |
| vaughan | 02 Oct 2014 5:38 a.m. PST |
I think Mark has hit the nail on the head there. |
| whoa Mohamed | 02 Oct 2014 7:40 a.m. PST |
LOL and he made a long story short… |
| Tango01 | 02 Oct 2014 10:34 a.m. PST |
Call a doctor now!. (smile)
At the end… locked account.
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Armand |
| Fatman | 02 Oct 2014 11:12 a.m. PST |
Damn, I for one will miss his sharp concise and insightful wit. Fatman |
 Legion 4  | 02 Oct 2014 2:33 p.m. PST |
I was pretty sure UK SF would show up to work with the US and others to train, "advise", etc. the Kurds … I still don't think the Iraqi Army is anywhere near, even with re-training to be very good when it comes to Daesh … |
| Legion 4 | 03 Oct 2014 9:07 a.m. PST |
The Aussies also are sending 200 "advisors/trainers [probably some SAS in the mix]". They are now flying combat missions along with recon and refueling too … |
tries out the expansion roads set.
