Wagner Group - Russian mercenary pay-back or Camp Chapman redux? You decide.
[NYT] WASHINGTON ‐ Four Americans were among 19 people killed in Syria on Wednesday in a suicide bombing that was claimed by the Islamic State, just weeks after President Trump ordered the withdrawal of United States forces and declared that the extremist group had been defeated.
The attack targeted an American military convoy in the northern city of Manbij while troops were inside the Palace of the Princes, a restaurant where they often stopped to eat during patrols, residents said. While the Americans were inside, a nearby suicide attacker wearing an explosive vest blew himself up.
I ended the posting when I got to.... "a restaurant where they often stopped to eat." That really is the 'tactically stupid' stopping point. |