Date: 03 Oct 14 - 06:41 PM Steve Shaw wrote:

They are under threat because they are the most bellicose nation on the planet.

Bothered to check out North Korea, lately. You've posted overblown attacks on Israel (in a thread not devoted to Israel), some outright falsehoods, and when you've been responded to point-by-point (at your own request) you've resorted to ad-hominem attack. You are welcome to say what you want on Israel but this thread is not supposed to be about Israel, there were two others going strong a couple weeks ago.

Back to the Caliphate:
Is there any information on tactical reasons why IS is so successful. I heard a snatch of radio play indicating that IS had tanks and artillery, which apparently the Kurds do not have.
I am wondering out loud why solid targets like tanks and artillery can't be destroyed from the air, and I'm wondering why the Kurds can't get hold of some of those readily transportable anti-tank weapons.