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| Tango01 | 26 Nov 2015 9:24 p.m. PST |
…retaking bridge. "Iraqi forces have cut Islamic State's last supply line into the western city of Ramadi by seizing a key bridge, Iraqi officials and a military officer said on Thursday. The capture of Palestine Bridge, straddling the Euphrates river in northwestern Ramadi, means Iraqi forces have the city surrounded. They will now move to clear the city of the Sunni militants one neighborhood at a time. "The bridge is now entirely under our control," said Sabah al-Numani, spokesman for the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces, which are deployed on the western side of the bridge along with federal police…"
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 26 Nov 2015 9:32 p.m. PST |
If the bridge is so vital, why didn't someone bomb it previously? |
| Tango01 | 26 Nov 2015 10:47 p.m. PST |
Someone like…? (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| LORDGHEE | 26 Nov 2015 10:48 p.m. PST |
Because you would have to rebuild it. Civil Wars are a brutal. |
| Mako11 | 27 Nov 2015 3:10 a.m. PST |
This one is like a sorority pillow-fight, with ISIS being the winner. All the other opponents appear to be holding back, big time. |
| GeoffQRF | 27 Nov 2015 6:11 a.m. PST |
The West Point pillow fights have been banned. Apparently 24 students were rendered unconscious… due to hard objects being placed in the pillows. |
 Legion 4   | 27 Nov 2015 9:15 a.m. PST |
Well cutting off Ramadi is a move in the right direct …But yes, like in many situations the locals lack the understanding of swift aggressive action. The West Point pillow fights have been banned. Yes, West Point develops a culture of violence …  In reality, if I was a commander there, I'd be pretty upset. Blue on Blue attacks is not a good thing. Of course, many of this generation's Cadets may have grown up with repeatedly playing violent videos games, etc. … So there is that … |
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