Originally Posted by
JWing
David
IS appears to be following almost the exact same plan that Zarqawi had of surrounding Baghdad in the belts and then launching direct attacks upon the capital with street fights, etc. They have been very successful in doing this so far especially in the west and south. This is only going to work so far however as Baghdad is overwhelmingly Shiite after the sectarian cleansing that happened after the last civil war. IS is probably already building up its networks in Sunni neighborhoods, but when they start making more direct assaults I expect a repeat of that last civil war which is Shiites cleansing the capital. That's already happening in parts of Babil, Salahaddin and Diyala right now. It's only going to get worse.
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