Summary
ISIS forces launched an attack on a base where U.S. forces
were stationed, but they were gunned down by the Iraqi soldier that were
guarding the facility. The attackers were dressed up in Iraqi soldier uniforms
and were able to breach the perimeter with by using five suicide bombers. The
base they attacked was actually being used by U.S. troops to train Iraqi
soldiers to combat the surrounding ISIS forces. This was actually the first
ISIS attack when they were not successful at all in the effort to acquire new
ground. After the attack, U.S. aircraft were called in and launched five
airstrikes in the areas surrounding the base to make sure that there would be
no more attacks in the near future.
Analysis
I feel like this is a bold yet desperate move by ISIS. A
head on assault to a heavily guarded military base does not seem like the
smartest move and is somewhat uncharacteristic of the extremist group. It seems
like they are being shook up by the onslaught of attacks by their enemies and
are not fully thinking through their plans of attack. These sloppy tactics
could possibly be hinting to ISIS struggling or hinting to the fact that they
are realizing that they cannot win with brute force or fire power and that in
order for them to have a little chance to continue their efforts, they have to
use an element of surprise.
Jordan Hagens
2/13/2015
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