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| US helicopter lands deep behind enemy lines to assassinate ISIS leader | |
| 2017-04-08 | |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] A team of US special forces carried out a dangerous mission deep behind enemy lines in Deir Ezzor hours ago, targeting a unidentified high-ranking 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.... figure, an eye witness told al-Masdar News. The airborne attack lasted barely 30 minutes as the SWAT team engaged in a firefight with a lone ISIS jeep in the area between Hamat al-Tabanyeh and al-Qasabi in western Deir Ezzor. Subsequently, the American military helicopter returned to Kurdish-held areas in Hasakah province. US troops did not suffer any casualties, the source added.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Practice for Kim-is-Fatun? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-04-08 18:42 |
| #11 Unless that official was doing something unofficial, or illicit, or was convinced a large convoy would be targeted. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2017-04-08 17:24 |
| #10 A very high ranking "official" would have more escort, I thinks. Things get stirred up when we get close to HVT |
| Posted by: Woozle and Company4485 2017-04-08 15:39 |
| #9 wonder if this might be Al-Baghdadi? He's likely in Raqqa by now. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-04-08 14:43 |
| #8 Was his head delivered to POTUS? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-04-08 14:34 |
| #7 Sending a message. And not with a Hallmark card. |
| Posted by: Bigfoot Elmerenter4120 2017-04-08 14:04 |
| #6 I wonder if this might be Al-Baghdadi? Under this POTUS, you don't have a lot of grandstanding about these missions. Delta Force is usually tight-lipped about what they do. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-04-08 12:25 |
| #5 Jim, is he dead? |
| Posted by: Zorba Sputh9286 2017-04-08 09:01 |
| #4 A drone zap would have been easier so someone or something was wanted and wanted very much. |
| Posted by: Neville Elminemp2042 2017-04-08 08:37 |
| #3 A courier? Too bad ISIS now knows what happened to him. Or maybe they don't. Disinformation should be likely in situations like this. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-04-08 08:22 |
| #2 Clearly a police action. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-08 05:54 |
| #1 Swat team? |
| Posted by: Harcourt Angoluting9366 2017-04-08 04:38 |