These scenes were from an ISIS attack on an Iraqi army base in Sharqat, during Nov. 2016. In this case, ISIS were able to surprise the Iraqis who stood no chance against a ring of machine gun fire and RPG rounds. Those who weren't killed outright had sought shelter in a small square alcove where the ISIS militants found them and shot them all to death.
As usual, the attackers walked off with much needed booty and too boot, they didn't lose a single man in the attack.
Set 4.
1. ISIS fighters make their way into the base.
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4. RPG in action.
5. As with most of ISIS's attacks on bases like this (Syrian too) it always seemed that as soon as the Humvee/s went up in smoke that the soldiers in the base were done for: losing armoured protection and it's machine gun.
6.
7. Celebrating. Behind these guys you can see the small alcove that the Iraqi soldiers had retreated to (they're already dead), with no way out.
8. Iraqi soldiers.
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10.
11.
12. They would have taken the Humvee if their RPG's hadn't taken it out and destroyed it.
As usual, the attackers walked off with much needed booty and too boot, they didn't lose a single man in the attack.
Set 4.
1. ISIS fighters make their way into the base.
2.
3.
4. RPG in action.
5. As with most of ISIS's attacks on bases like this (Syrian too) it always seemed that as soon as the Humvee/s went up in smoke that the soldiers in the base were done for: losing armoured protection and it's machine gun.
6.
7. Celebrating. Behind these guys you can see the small alcove that the Iraqi soldiers had retreated to (they're already dead), with no way out.
8. Iraqi soldiers.
9.
10.
11.
12. They would have taken the Humvee if their RPG's hadn't taken it out and destroyed it.