Iraqi ground offensive against IS imminent

[Sally]

I hope the Iraqis are at least half as good as the Kurdish fighters, who are
phenomenal.

9 FEB 2015 - 12:24PM
Iraqi ground offensive against IS imminent


The US has been leading an aerial campaign against Islamic State jihadists and says an Iraqi ground offensive will begin within weeks.
Source:
AAP
9 FEB 2015 - 10:48 AM UPDATED YESTERDAY 12:24 PM

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Iraqi troops will begin a ground offensive "in the weeks ahead" to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US says.

"There will be a major counter offensive on the ground in Iraq," top US envoy John Allen said in an interview with Jordan's official Petra news agency.

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[Sunni Man]

Oh dear........

 

[william the wie]

Don't hold your breath. ISIS vs. the Mahdi Army is 6 to 1 and half a dozen to the other.