(Baiji) 75 Iraqi army commandos surrounded by hundreds of blood thirsty 'Allah Ackba' uttering Islamic terrorists are all that are preventing Iraq's largest oil refinery from falling into the hands of ISIS.
Located about 155 miles north of Baghdad, the Baiji facility is crucial to Iraq’s economy, three refineries that together are capable of refining 310,000 barrels per day. The facility has been shut down since June 17 because of the siege. A battalion of the Iraqi army’s 4th Division was tasked with protecting the refinery. However, the defense began to unravel when a key officer, Brig. Gen. Aras Abdelqadir, who commanded the battalion, left as the Islamic State siege began. The remaining officers tried to leave, too, but the soldiers under their command balked and wouldn’t let the officers leave without them. When all 400 tried to leave, 75 special forces troops who were at the refinery stopped them. “The battalion told the special forces, ‘We’re 400, you’re 75. We’re going to win this gunfight.’ So, like the vast majority of Islamic armies around the world, they walked, leaving 75 fine men behind. The special forces troops remained in the compound, surrounded by terrorists who reportedly outnumber them by more than 5 to 1.
The commandos are struggling, no reinforcements are being sent because the government is afraid of aircraft being shot down. The roads have been lined with booby traps and are also too dangerous. So it doesn't look too good for these brave men let down by their so called brothers in arms.
Got to love how politicians around the world love to shaft their military.
Located about 155 miles north of Baghdad, the Baiji facility is crucial to Iraq’s economy, three refineries that together are capable of refining 310,000 barrels per day. The facility has been shut down since June 17 because of the siege. A battalion of the Iraqi army’s 4th Division was tasked with protecting the refinery. However, the defense began to unravel when a key officer, Brig. Gen. Aras Abdelqadir, who commanded the battalion, left as the Islamic State siege began. The remaining officers tried to leave, too, but the soldiers under their command balked and wouldn’t let the officers leave without them. When all 400 tried to leave, 75 special forces troops who were at the refinery stopped them. “The battalion told the special forces, ‘We’re 400, you’re 75. We’re going to win this gunfight.’ So, like the vast majority of Islamic armies around the world, they walked, leaving 75 fine men behind. The special forces troops remained in the compound, surrounded by terrorists who reportedly outnumber them by more than 5 to 1.
The commandos are struggling, no reinforcements are being sent because the government is afraid of aircraft being shot down. The roads have been lined with booby traps and are also too dangerous. So it doesn't look too good for these brave men let down by their so called brothers in arms.
Got to love how politicians around the world love to shaft their military.
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