IS pull out of Iraqi town suggests manpower crisis
Date
3/13/2016 11:07:55 PM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) Iraqi soldiers gather at the frontline in al-Anbar desert
The pullout if confirmed would be a rare case of the jihadists abandoning a position under no massive miliary pressure and suggests a manpower crisis in the organisation. “Daesh (IS) has completely pulled out of Rutba and gone towards Al-Qaim” a major general said referring to a jihadist bastion on the border with Syria further north in Anbar. “Daesh’s armed men started pulling out last night and completed their withdrawal this morning” the senior officer said speaking on condition of anonymity. “Rutba is now free of Daesh.” Read More
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