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US official: Some 50,000 Islamic State terrorists killed since 2014
[IsraelTimes] Military official says number is ’conservative estimate,’ notes group has shown ’resilience.At least 50,000 Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... snuffies have been killed by the US-led coalition since it began operations in Iraq and Syria in late 2014, a senior US military official said Thursday. "I am not into morbid counts but that kind of volume matters, that kind of impact on the enemy," the official said. The official, who spoke to Pentagon news hounds on condition of anonymity, said the number was a "conservative estimate," it’s a bit more than what others have stated before. US leaders have expressed reluctance to disclose specific numbers, and note that IS has been able to replace fighters rapidly, particularly early on. "I give them credit for being so resilient," the official said according to Fox News. In August, Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland said about 45,000 combatants have been taken off the battlefields. The official said coalition ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... , where Iraqi troops are battling to retake the city, but civilian casualties are a risk. Since the launch of Operation Inherent Resolve began on August 2014, more than 125,000 sorties in Iraq and Syria have been carried out by the US-led coalition, the Pentagon said last month. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-12-09 |
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