10-20-2016, 06:16 AM
(10-20-2016, 03:39 AM)Relaps Wrote: I heard this battle could take weeks or months
That just seems so crazy long for an offensive
Currently they're making incredible gains, just because it's the outer-city limits. Once they hit the city proper, stuff will get pretty messy. There is HEAVY use of vehicle-based IEDs that ISIS have been using in the battle these past couple of days. Those are intimidating, simply because of the amount of damage one person could do. Since the offensive, there has been a lot of casualties already from them. Not only that, ISIS probably has booby trapped a majority of the city. It's going to be a real slog fest for the Iraqis and Kurds, but they have no choice but to take the city. There is no backing down.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20161...ul-convoy/