What the Fight for Sinjar Teaches Us about ISIS on the Battlefield

November 19, 2015 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Tags: Islamic StateSinjarIraqSecurityPeshmerga

What the Fight for Sinjar Teaches Us about ISIS on the Battlefield

ISIS was so surprised that "they barely fought us back."

Daniel R. DePetris is an analyst at Wikistrat, Inc., a geostrategic consulting firm, and a freelance researcher. He has also written for CNN.com, Small Wars Journal and The Diplomat.

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