Monday, August 25, 2014

US Special Ops: ISIS An 'Incredible' Fighting Force

PHOTO: Islamic State Flag at Mosul Dam

ISIS An 'Incredible' Fighting Force, US Special Ops Sources Say -- ABC News

With the Obama White House left reeling from the "savage" slaughter of an American journalist held hostage by ISIS terrorists, military options are being considered against an adversary who officials say is growing in strength and is much more capable than the one faced when the group was called "al Qaeda-Iraq" during the U.S. war from 2003-2011.

ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has been making a "tactical withdrawal" in recent days in the face of withering U.S. airstrikes from areas around Erbil in northern Iraq and from the major dam just north of Mosul it controlled for two nail-biting weeks, according to military officials monitoring their movements.

"These guys aren't just bugging out, they're tactically withdrawing. Very professional, well trained, motivated and equipped. They operate like a state with a military," said one official who tracks ISIS closely. "These aren't the same guys we fought in OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) who would just scatter when you dropped a bomb near them."

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My Comment: I said the same thing early this morning .... you do not need to have special ops training to know that ISIS fighters/units are incredibly dangerous, highly trained, and deeply motivated to die for their cause. Upon reflection .... I can now understand why they were able to defeat the Iraqi army in northern Iraq in a matter of days.

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