ISIS in Iraq: The ‘pause’ IS the assault on Baghdad | Theoptimisticconservative's Blog

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | June 16, 2014

ISIS in Iraq: The ‘pause’ IS the assault on Baghdad

ISIS executes Iraqis during the seizure of Tikrit, just north of Samarra and Balad Air Base. (Image: AP)

ISIS executes Iraqis during the seizure of Tikrit, just north of Samarra and Balad Air Base. (Image: AP)

New post up at Liberty Unyielding. Enjoy!

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