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| Russian Mercenaries On US Strikes In Syria: ‘They Beat Our A**** Like We Were Little Pieces Of S***' |
| 2018-02-25 |
| [Daily Caller] The Russian government has downplayed the recent strikes on Russian mercenaries in Syria, however, recordings from fighters on the ground reveal just how hard U.S. forces hit them. "One squadron fucking lost 200 people ... right away, another one lost 10 people ... and I don’t know about the third squadron but it got torn up pretty badly, too ... So three squadrons took a beating," a man believed to be a Russian contract soldier said in the first of three audio recordings obtained from a source close to the Kremlin by Polygraph.info, a fact-checking website affiliated with Voice of America. "They beat our asses like we were little pieces of shit," the man said, Newsweek introduced. A U.S.-led strike following a raid on a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base where U.S. troops were stationed is believed to have killed hundreds of Russian military contractors fighting alongside pro-Syrian irregular forces. The U.S. forces hammered the attackers with heavy artillery and air strikes. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #17 Uhm, Latakia tobacco? Well, at least that's something. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-02-25 16:09 |
| #16 I wish we weren't there, and I don't see what compelling national interest/policy keeps us there. That said, this incident gives me slightly greater hope that we can still handle peer conflict, not just the "Indian Wars" that we've been fighting. Of course, Russian mercenaries, as experienced and competent as they may be, aren't exactly the same thing as the professional Russian military. Also, Sergei Shoigu may be somewhat pleased at all this, as I don't think he's a huge fan of these private armies. |
| Posted by: charger 2018-02-25 15:46 |
| #15 Why the hell are US troops even in Syria in the first place? What's there that's so damn important? That's what I don't get. ISIS is effectively done. If we're not there to get the Kurds their own nation-state, what the heck are we doing there? And if we're there to keep ISIS down, how do we do that without having Kurds as our allies within their own nation-state controlling the territory that ISIS wants to establish as the core of its caliphate? What I hear from Al-Monitor is that Pentagon has sided with the Kurds while the White House has sided with the Turks. Who knows what to believe? |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2018-02-25 13:17 |
| #14 #3 Why the hell are US troops even in Syria in the first place? What's there that's so damn important? Posted by Herb McCoy I agree - if they are not AQ or ISIS our AUMF doesn't support it anyway. The Russians and Syrians are enemies of both AQ and ISIS so WTF why in the hell are we attacking them? |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2018-02-25 13:10 |
| #13 A pity about the hockey game, European Comservative. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-25 09:38 |
| #12 Why the hell are US troops even in Syria in the first place? Cause we had the JV running this place for 8 years. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-02-25 08:41 |
| #11 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-02-25 08:01 |
| #10 I suspect they'll be back. Some of them, maybe. The deaders and maimed? Not so much |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-02-25 07:38 |
| #9 Bad guys lost 'home team advantage' this time around. I suspect they'll be back. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-02-25 07:28 |
| #8 Heard there were B52 involved. Closest are, iirc, Diego Garcia. Which means a good deal of warning and preparation. Buffs aren't QRC. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2018-02-25 07:25 |
| #7 Overwhelm, control and deliver quick results to eliminate bad guys quickly. Looks like good training paid off. |
| Posted by: Dale 2018-02-25 05:14 |
| #6 What's there that's so damn important? Uhm, Latakia tobacco? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-02-25 03:47 |
| #5 The US called to ask if the midnight assault by the mercenaries was their people. Of course, the Russians said no. What followed was C130 gun ships, Apaches, Marine Corp artillery, USAF jets attacking the group. As one Russian Wagner widow said after hearing about how her mercenary husband had died, "The US Military shot them like they were dogs." In WWII a German soldier who had fought on the eastern front and then later was at Normandy beach and survived D-Day said when it came to the Americans assault, he had never seen anything like it on the eastern front. |
| Posted by: Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-02-25 02:34 |
| #4 Well it didn't happen... but anyway |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-02-25 02:08 |
| #3 Why the hell are US troops even in Syria in the first place? What's there that's so damn important? |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2018-02-25 02:07 |
| #2 I know this is totally off topic but Germany has a chance to win Olympic gold in ice hockey against Russia. 3-3 right now and going into overtime. This would be our Lake Placid moment. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-02-25 01:35 |
| #1 The video is better. The C&C was calm and effective. Handed the static line off readily because they planned for every vehicle before it got across the bridge. Shored up my belief in Our abilities. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-02-25 01:28 |