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My colleagues at Defense News have an interesting article on tactics being used by members of the Islamic State (IS) terror group who recently seized one of Syria’s largest airbases.

IS fighters captured the strategic Tabqa air base in the Raqqa province after raging battles since Aug. 19, tallying more than 170 members of government forces and over 360 IS fighters, Defense News reports.

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One of the tactics – a force of 100 suicide bombers to wear down the defences.

Full article here:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140827/DEFREG04/308270020/Islamic-State-Relying-More-Suicide-Squads