The Kurds have always been the good guys. Roughly speaking, that is, and from an entirely American perspective.
The Peshmerga, their troops, are headed to Mosul to take back the town from ISIS. But the gear they got from the US and friends aren't enough to do the job.
They don't need tanks, there are good-enough roads. They need heavy plated vehicles, with a heavy grille on the front to push through fences and gates. With a few positions for big guns or missile launchers.
And they've seen Mad Max. So...
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"Kurdish Troops Using Mad Max-Style Armored Trucks Against ISIS" at The Drive
They point out that the Kurds also did this three years ago,
in even crazier fashion.