"Isis Has Lost 60% Of Territory And 80% Of Its Revenue" Topic
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29 Jun 2017 5:15 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Isis Has Lost 60% Of Territory And 80% Of It's Revenue" to "Isis Has Lost 60% Of Territory And 80% Of Its Revenue"
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| Tango01 | 29 Jun 2017 1:06 p.m. PST |
"Iraqi forces pushed deep into the last remaining urban stronghold controlled by Islamic State in Iraq on Thursday, capturing the compound of a key mosque in Mosul's Old City where the extremists' leader three years ago had called on all Muslims to obey him. Overrunning the site of the Al Nuri Mosque marks "the end of Da'esh's false state," Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Twitter, using Islamic State's Arabic acronym. "We will pursue every last Da'esh fighter in Iraq." Though Islamic State blew up the mosque on June 22, reclaiming the area is of both symbolic and strategic importance because it was there that Islamic State's leader -- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- made his first speech as self-proclaimed caliph in 2014. It leaves the group with some pockets of Mosul and areas in western and northeastern Iraq, including Hawija near Kirkuk…"
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 Cacique Caribe  | 29 Jun 2017 2:38 p.m. PST |
80% of its revenue? Is that because Qatar can't secretly launder Turkey's oil money now? :) Dan |
| Chris Wimbrow | 29 Jun 2017 5:22 p.m. PST |
They post their financials? |
| VVV reply | 30 Jun 2017 1:16 a.m. PST |
So what? They can of course move and start up all over again. Its crazy for a terrorist group to try to hold ground. |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Jun 2017 2:34 a.m. PST |
Most of their key players have already moved out of the area in the last few months, to Afghanistan, Libya and to cells in other places where they can continue doing what they do.. What remains in Syria and Iraq is just their rear guard, which is simply buying them time to re-settle elsewhere. Dan |
| paulgenna | 01 Jul 2017 7:17 a.m. PST |
And wear down forces against them |
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