"Advancing Iraq troops enter strategic town on edge of Tikrit" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2015 12:50 p.m. PST |
"Iraqi government forces and Iran-backed militiamen entered a town on the southern outskirts of Saddam Hussein's home city Tikrit on Friday, pressing on with the biggest offensive yet against Islamic State militants that seized the north last year. Military commanders said the army and mostly Shi'ite militia forces had retaken the town of al-Dour on Tikrit's outskirts, known outside Iraq as the area where executed former dictator Saddam was found hiding in a pit near a farm house in 2003…"
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 06 Mar 2015 3:28 p.m. PST |
As long as the Iranian-backed shiite militias take the lead in retaking Iraq from Daesh, Iraq will continue to be controlled by Iran and sunnis will continue to be marginalized. It'll be back to round one since shiite dominance of Iraq was what created Daesh in the first place. Dubya's mistake in 2003 can't be undone. |
| tuscaloosa | 06 Mar 2015 3:56 p.m. PST |
Agreed. Just wait til they start to "cleanse" the towns they take from their "Daesh" (i.e., Sunni) influence. |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Mar 2015 6:32 p.m. PST |
It would seem to be a cake-walk, with a 20:1 superiority in troops plus indescriminate use of artillery. On the other hand, ISIS has won here twice before. The Iranian towed artillery park looked ripe for a mobile raid from ISIS forces… I saw one M1 tank on video, as well as various Hummers with turrets. |
 Legion 4  | 08 Mar 2015 2:26 p.m. PST |
Hopefully there will no sectarian cleansing save for the members of Daesh … |
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