Iraqi Military Out Of Hellfires in Battle Against ISIS -- ABC News
The Iraqi military ran out of Hellfire missiles six days ago, and though the U.S. is rushing more missiles into the country, Iraq has only two modified Cessna aircraft to launch them in their battle against the radical Islamic militia ISIS.
ISIS has damaged 28 tanks and shot down three helicopters, a significant percentage of the government force, and the militia killed an entire Iraqi Security Force brigade in the last couple of days at the border with Syria, which ISIS now controls.
The losses have left the Iraqi military with no offensive capability, and no real air force.
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My Comment: 28 tanks knocked-out, helicopters being shot down, an entire Iraqi military brigade wiped out .... all in the past few days .... this is a military that is being decimated.
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Well, if all they have left is a couple of Cessnas and the loss of 28 "tanks", 3 choppers, and a brigade is considered to have rendered them neutered for offense, then they had no army to start with.
Typical Arab army, gutted by corruption.
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