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cali

(114,904 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2014, 09:59 AM Sep 2014

Isis 'just one mile from Baghdad' as al-Qaeda fighters join forces against Syria air strikes

Isis fighters are reportedly just one mile away from Baghdad as reports emerge of al-Qaeda militants bolstering their ranks in Syria.

According to the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, Isis was approaching the Iraqi capital on Monday morning.

"The Islamic State are now less than 2km away from entering Baghdad," a spokesperson said.

"They said it could never happen and now it almost has. Obama says he overestimated what the Iraqi Army could do. Well you only need to be here a very short while to know they can do very very little."

Isis fighters were also battling Government forces in a key town 25 miles west of Baghdad - Amiriyat al-Fallujah.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/islamic-state-crisis-alqaeda-fighters-joining-forces-with-isis-against-air-strikes-in-syria-9761392.html?COLLCC=2665269466&

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Isis 'just one mile from Baghdad' as al-Qaeda fighters join forces against Syria air strikes (Original Post) cali Sep 2014 OP

The Khorasan strike last week revealed just how AQAP msanthrope Sep 2014 #1

To bad Saddam isn't still there newfie11 Sep 2014 #2

Why did we let Al Qaeda forces build up in Syria? CJCRANE Sep 2014 #3

What About The People Of Baghdad?..... global1 Sep 2014 #4

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

1. The Khorasan strike last week revealed just how AQAP

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:04 AM

Sep 2014

is in the thick of this.

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

2. To bad Saddam isn't still there

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Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:05 AM

Sep 2014

For every action there's a reaction.
I'm sure this would not be happening now.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)

3. Why did we let Al Qaeda forces build up in Syria?

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Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:17 AM

Sep 2014

global1

(25,253 posts)

4. What About The People Of Baghdad?.....

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Mon Sep 29, 2014, 02:06 PM

Sep 2014

Seems to me that if my city was being threatened by an invading army and we had no support from an army to help protect it - that the people of my city would take up arms to protect it.

I got to believe that the people of Baghdad had enough of war (even more than the American People) because they had a ringside seat and were in the midst of shock and awe. They've got to be fed up with war. How much of this can a people endure?

Does anyone think that the people of Baghdad will attempt to protect their city?

How can they let ISIS just march in and take the Baghdad without some resistance?

They have got to be armed in some way - after all the arms that were left behind by us Americans.

I can't believe that they would let the city of Baghdad fall.

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