Could Baghdad be the next city to fall to ISIS?

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:30:51 -0400

Bombings rocked Baghdad. Is ISIS getting a bit more brazen in their attacks in order to reestablish a caliphate as they see it? I know this is a touchy subject for many of my brothers and sisters, but this is a safe place to vent our frustrations over sacrifices made & what appears to be the futility in getting a people to hold on to what was given them.

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Response by COL Jon Thompson made Jun 9 at 2015 4:33 PM

COL Jon Thompson — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:33:05 -0400

I don't see Baghdad actually falling to ISIS. There may be a lot of blood shed but the Shi'a who live in Sadr City and Tisa Nissan will never let Sunni radicals take over their sectors. They will fight them the same way they fought us. However, it will be a miserable place to live for certain.

Response by SSG David McPherson made Jun 9 at 2015 4:33 PM

SSG David McPherson — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:33:40 -0400

We should have never left until the Iraqis could take care of themselves

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 9 at 2015 4:42 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:42:33 -0400

I doubt Baghdad will fall. We have too much invested in Iraq to allow that, the strongest units of the Iraqi Army are stationed there, and the Shiite militias have a strong presence (not to mention Iran). If ISIS resumed hostilities in the north, I could see Kirkuk possibly falling next.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 9 at 2015 4:42 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:42:50 -0400

My rank may not reflect my age or thought process but I agree with SSG McPherson. I honestly don't think we should have left. Even when we departed, I felt Iraq was lacking stability.

Response by SGT Alexander Hildenbrandt made Jun 9 at 2015 5:06 PM

SGT Alexander Hildenbrandt — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:06:24 -0400

Do you think the Sunni radicals would need to take Sadr city to be successful? Abu Tashir east to the industrial complex in the south is Sunni and Sunni held. Provisions and infrastructure support from the west side could cripple the whole city. It would be interesting to see the reactions of Iran if the major zones in Baghdad fell. Could force on force conflict with these people be possible?

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 9 at 2015 7:06 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:06:27 -0400

If I was ISIS, I would have zero respect for the Iraqi Army.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jun 9 at 2015 7:54 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:54:41 -0400

I think it's unlikely that Baghdad will fall. But not impossible.

Response by SGT Frank Leonardo made Jun 11 at 2015 5:57 PM

SGT Frank Leonardo — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:57:21 -0400

I dont see much of Iraq not falling into ISIS hands no matter where it is

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 12 at 2015 12:30 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:30:13 -0400

I think it could. The Iraqi people do not seem to care much about their country. They always seemed like they did not have a national Identity.

Response by MSgt Mike Brown; MBTI-CP; MA, Ph.D. made Jun 12 at 2015 5:13 PM

MSgt Mike Brown; MBTI-CP; MA, Ph.D. — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:13:17 -0400

Is this the modern equivalent of Saigon?

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 15 at 2015 11:13 AM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:13:02 -0400

ISIS has the numbers to mass large numbers of fighters who are not afraid to die, unlike the friendly forces.

Response by SPC(P) Carlos Santini made Jun 18 at 2015 2:28 PM

SPC(P) Carlos Santini — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:28:30 -0400

If the Iraqi people truly cared about their country and freedom they would show up to training and take it seriously. It pisses me off when we have US soldiers over they trying to train these fools and they will not show up for training.