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Insurgent Offensive Bogs Down After Capturing US Humvees

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Oct 05, 2022
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MOSUL, Iraq — Just days after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized control of Iraq's northern cities of Mosul and Tikrit, the group's lightning offensive has reportedly ground to a halt after ISIS unsuccessfully attempted to use dozens of captured U.S. M1114 Humvees.

"We were considerably more mobile with Toyota Technicals," complained ISIS …

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