singular_me
9th June 2015, 02:12 PM
not too shabby... I believe the humvees really were disappeared though.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/01/iraq-isis-humvees_n_7487254.html
Posted: 06/01/2015 7
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi told state TV on Sunday that Iraq's government lost 2,300 Humvee vehicles when Islamic State insurgents seized the city of Mosul in June 2014.
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, took over Iraq's second-largest city following the staggering collapse of the Iraqi military in the region. Faced with the militants' advance, the Iraqi troops defending the city fled so hastily that some soldiers reportedly stripped off their uniforms and left behind the equipment they carried.
Capturing Mosul gave ISIS a major base for operations in Iraq -- and, as Abadi's announcement proves, an enormous cache of weapons and vehicles, much of it provided by the U.S. The U.S. has supplied Iraq with thousands of Humvees in an attempt to bolster its security forces and aid its fight against insurgents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2AhL7brw8
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/01/iraq-isis-humvees_n_7487254.html
Posted: 06/01/2015 7
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi told state TV on Sunday that Iraq's government lost 2,300 Humvee vehicles when Islamic State insurgents seized the city of Mosul in June 2014.
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, took over Iraq's second-largest city following the staggering collapse of the Iraqi military in the region. Faced with the militants' advance, the Iraqi troops defending the city fled so hastily that some soldiers reportedly stripped off their uniforms and left behind the equipment they carried.
Capturing Mosul gave ISIS a major base for operations in Iraq -- and, as Abadi's announcement proves, an enormous cache of weapons and vehicles, much of it provided by the U.S. The U.S. has supplied Iraq with thousands of Humvees in an attempt to bolster its security forces and aid its fight against insurgents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2AhL7brw8