Lt. Jamal Derwish, pointing in center, commands the last outpost of Kurdish Peshmerga forces before Islamic-State controlled territory in Dabbis, Kirkuk province in Iraq. Photo: Yaroslav Trofimov/The Wall Street Journal
Business Insider: The Kurds are starting to panic in the war against ISIS
The Kurds desperately need an influx of arms and supplies in order to be able to continue to hold their 600-mile long border against ISIS attacks.
The need for weapons has only increased over the past months as the militant group has effectively plundered Iraqi military bases after overrunning cities, Yaroslav Trofimov reports from Kurdish-controlled areas for The Wall Street Journal.
"Peshmerga ammunition stocks are running low and whatever heavy weapons they have are mostly of Saddam Hussein-era vintage," Trofimov reports, citing Peshmerga commanders.
Update: Kurdish Peshmerga Say They Need Weapons After ISIS Seizes Iraqi Arsenal -- WSJ
WNU Editor: They have proven to be the most capable and motivated fighters against the Islamic State .... but they do not hold sway where it counts .... Washington. My prediction .... the Kurds better start looking for another source of weapons and ammo because the Americans are not going to supply them.
Update: Money seems to be the Kurds biggest problem .... Oil Agreement Central To Iraq's Unity In ISIS Fight May Be Crumbling (Huffington Post).