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| US, allies launch 42 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: Military |
| 2015-11-22 |
| [AlAhram] The United States and its allies targeted ISIS with 20 air strikes in Iraq and 22 in Syria on Friday, the U.S. military said. Six of the strikes in Iraq hit three 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.... group tactical units, a command and control facility and fighting positions near Ramadi, the military said. The attacks in Syria included 13 strikes near Mar'a, hitting Islamic State tactical units, headquarters, and three Islamic State buildings. it added. One arttack near Abu Kamal, Syria struck an ISIS oil collection point, the statement issued on Saturday said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Frank, and if they keep firing their weapons at you, they're probably just at a wedding and so are firing into the air in celebration. So they're civilians. Return to base. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-11-22 17:50 |
| #5 JAG: "when we fly bombing runs over them, they drop their weapons. That makes them civilians!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-22 17:20 |
| #4 So let's see - 42 sorties time the 75% return without firing rate gives about 10 sorties. BFD. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-11-22 16:43 |
| #3 Which allies, the Russians? |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2015-11-22 14:51 |
| #2 They're taking it off the December and January totals. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-22 10:07 |
| #1 Wow, 42 strikes! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-22 03:45 |