ISIL, ISIS, Daesh discussion thread.

StriderX · 19 Dec 2015 at 05:01

This is the US' civ power, they get free hits against allies, worked wonders during the war.

Malevolence · 19 Dec 2015 at 05:30

A strike that was more than likely called in by some useless Iraqi grunt on the ground who got his coords mixed up and who more than likely called in the strike onto his own location.

Rroff · 19 Dec 2015 at 06:45

Malevolence said:
A strike that was more than likely called in by some useless Iraqi grunt on the ground who got his coords mixed up and who more than likely called in the strike onto his own location.

From the information so far the strike was where it was intended to be but between the point of it being called in and when it landed the Iraqi forces had moved forward :S

Tefal · 19 Dec 2015 at 06:52

Malevolence said:
A strike that was more than likely called in by some useless Iraqi grunt on the ground who got his coords mixed up and who more than likely called in the strike onto his own location.

they called in support there were 2 strikes that hit the ISIS fighters, the troops then quickly advanced and engaged ISIS up close the US then turned up for a 3rd strike and bombed both sides

Malevolence · 19 Dec 2015 at 07:01

Rroff said:
From the information so far the strike was where it was intended to be but between the point of it being called in and when it landed the Iraqi forces had moved forward :S

Tefal said:
they called in support there were 2 strikes that hit the ISIS fighters, the troops then quickly advanced and engaged ISIS up close the US then turned up for a 3rd strike and bombed both sides

Oh well, I was nearly right. At least this time they actually tried to put up a fight though, rather than 40,000 of them dropping their weapons, stripping off their uniforms and running away from 1000 angry beards in Toyota pick-ups like they did in Mosul.

scorza · 20 Dec 2015 at 10:03

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35101612

Hopefully this should put to bed some of the Russian-propagated rumours that Saudi Arabia is funding/supporting Islamic State.

deuse · 20 Dec 2015 at 10:52

scorza said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35101612

Hopefully this should put to bed some of the Russian-propagated rumours that Saudi Arabia is funding/supporting Islamic State.

Hello... Hillary Clinton and others have said the same since 2008. But don't let facts get in the way of your agenda

arknor · 20 Dec 2015 at 10:54

Saudi Arabia never funded terrorism ever right??

StriderX · 20 Dec 2015 at 12:13

Lol, I'd say forming coalition has made it more pbvios they find it.

Skunkworks · 20 Dec 2015 at 13:28

SA is just a white collar ISIS.

NickK · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:03

So as discussed previously in the thread: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world

Jokester · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:04

Nothing like a world war to get the world economy going again.

Maccapacca · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:05

I'll be stocking up on shotgun shells and hacksaws tomorrow.

Mynight · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:10

Am I missing something? Saudi breaking off diplomatic relations with Iran wouldn't be a world war would it?

Rroff · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:18

Mynight said:
Am I missing something? Saudi breaking off diplomatic relations with Iran wouldn't be a world war would it?

No but people suggesting that it would be the inevitable next step towards larger scale conflict will now feel vindicated. Its certainly not good news for the region.

Jokester · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:20

Some folk already argue we are already in a world war state given that islamic conflict is now spread right through Africa, the middle East with spill over into Asia, Europe and North America.

Whether it ever gets as far as Iran and Saudi Arabia being overtly at war with each other or just fighting proxy wars we just need to wait and see.

The good thing is, this time we won't be involved with a struggle for our nations very survival.

Harlequin · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:31

both Saudi and iran have mrbm / irbm - with the DF3 saudi bought 30 years ago being potentially nuclear capable

Amp34 · 3 Jan 2016 at 21:45

We are basically entering a new Cold War, except this time it isn't the west v Russia, but Saudi v Iran. It's been going on for a while and is probably only going to get worse before it gets better unfortunately.

deuse · 3 Jan 2016 at 22:02

"Islamic State video 'shows killing of five men it says spied for UK'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35218086 so we have another English islamist terrorist :mad:

Hope it gets killed very soon.

"European Court Stops Ireland Deporting Islamic State-Linked Man, Even If He Threatens National Security"

http://www.breitbart.com/london/201...d-man-even-if-he-threatens-national-security/

What's got to do with EU court. We've got to take back our own court ruling's.

StriderX · 3 Jan 2016 at 22:10

Amp34 said:
We are basically entering a new Cold War, except this time it isn't the west v Russia, but Saudi v Iran. It's been going on for a while and is probably only going to get worse before it gets better unfortunately.

I'd hardly call it a cold war, its just another arms race, except its now for-profit for our arms manufacturers vs eastern ones instead of a toe-toe race between super-powers.

Kinda boring tbh.

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