"The Islamic State's 'Last Stand' Will Be At Deir el-Zour" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Jun 2017 9:59 p.m. PST |
"For all the focus on the battle to capture Raqqa, the climactic battle against the Islamic State in Syria may be about to take place along a relatively unknown river valley miles away from the group's self-styled "caliphate" capital. Military commanders in Damascus, Tehran and Moscow are setting their sights on the Syrian city of Deir el-Zour and the surrounding Middle Euphrates River Valley as the battleground for the fight against the jihadi group, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Located 90 miles from Raqqa, where U.S.-backed militias began their assault to retake the city last week, the fertile stretch of land along the banks of the Euphrates River is home to Madan, Deir el-Zour and other Islamic State redoubts. Many of the group's leaders, including "caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, have fled to the area…"
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| VVV reply | 14 Jun 2017 1:29 a.m. PST |
If they have any sense they will move on somewhere else. Anywhere will do as their base of operations. |
 Jeff Ewing  | 14 Jun 2017 4:01 a.m. PST |
One benefit of being a WW2 geek is that you have often seen maps of areas in today's news. This town figured in EXPORTER. I guess in this part of the world, ancient gamers might be well up on the geography. |
| Cyrus the Great | 14 Jun 2017 4:05 p.m. PST |
I'm willing to bet it isn't. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Jun 2017 7:00 p.m. PST |
The cancer has already metastasized. Dan |
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