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| Tango01 | 27 May 2015 12:52 p.m. PST |
"The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has reportedly carried out a series of suicide attacks on military convoys northeast and southeast of the city of Fallujah, killing at least 55 people, Al Jazeera has learnt.
Three blasts on Tuesday struck army convoys travelling in Anbar province to take part in a planned offensive aimed at retaking the provincial city of Ramadi from ISIL, Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, reporting from Baghdad, said.
He said that the attacks were a "very big blow" to the military. ISIL has routinely used car bomb attacks to a "devastating effect" against Iraqi forces, he added. "Car bombs have proven to be a very big problem for the Iraqi security forces," he said, noting that the tactic played a major part in the capture of Ramadi…"
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 Legion 4   | 27 May 2015 2:42 p.m. PST |
It's valid tactic that works. Isn't that why we sent the Iraqis 2000 AT-4s ? Blast the cars at long range before they can close and do any damage … |
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