ISIS seizes 3rd largest military base

URGENT: ISIS seizes 3rd largest military base in western Iraq and takes its tanks, heavy weapons and supplies
October 15, 2014 by Abdelhak Mamoun 7 Comments


ISIS armored unit. File photo.
Hit (IraqiNew.com) On Monday Iraqi military sources confirmed the fall of the military base of Hit, which includes a training camp and the base of the seventh division of the Iraqi army, after a major attack of the organization ISIS, using suicide car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades.
The military sources said that “the organization ISIS attacked the army base in Hit, the third largest military bases in western Iraq, from several axes, and carried out a series of suicide attacks on the walls of the base by car bombs, as well as a missile attack lasted about an hour which led to the storming of the base after the withdrawal of the army from it. “
In a related context, lieutenant colonel, Rahim Aljughaifi said that “ISIS  have seized the contents of the base and the training camp, including tanks, heavy weapons, munitions and stores, as well as spare parts and different military supplies,” adding that “the army had requested help of the international coalition during the attack on the base, but the latter did not respond’, asserting the control of ISIS on the three towns surrounding the base.”

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/urgent-isis-seizes-3rd-largest-military-base-western-iraq-takes-tanks-heavy-weapons-supplies/

Our boys are going to have to go in and root them out eventually ...sooner is better than later. My worry is that considering who is in control, we will likely end up with another Vietnam with the troops hamstrung by ineffective but politically expedient tactics.

Perhaps our leaders, who I'm confident are the smartest people in the world, are thinking; Give them the base and let them concentrate on the grounds, then blow them all to hell!

Maybe I give our leaders too much credit?

:winky winky: