Jeremy Bender, Business Insider: ISIS' favorite tactic for overrunning cities is brilliant, devastating, and insane
Since ISIS exploded onto the scene in Iraq in June 2014, the group has managed to overrun cities garrisoned by contingents of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) that were multiple times larger than the attacking militant forces.
In May, ISIS seized control of Ramadi after months of battles against the ISF, Iraqi police, and members of Sunni tribes who opposed ISIS.
Altogether, the ISF had assembled a force of about 2,000 soldiers in Ramadi who were fighting against between 400 and 800 militants. Despite having many more troops, ISIS still managed to take control of the city due to their devastating and insane tactic of using waves of multiton suicide car bombs.
WNU Editor: These truck bombs pack an enormous amount of fire-power (see above video). For more on the Islamic State's use of car bombs go here .... Truck bombs: the Islamic State's 'air force' (AFP).