15 Jan 2014
HistoricalMullet: Third Battle for Fallujah
Looks like the third Battle for Fallujah has begun – the ISIL managed to take out two Iraqi tanks. This isnot what you want to hear if you’re trying to enter Fallujah. Tanks generally don’t play much of a role in counter-insurgency…except…for major city-wide assaults on enemy held areas. (1) (2)
(1) http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/01/tanks-destroyed-iraq-suicide-attack-201411418244565175.html
(2) http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/01/fighters-clash-with-iraqi-forces-anbar-2014110143456424894.html