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2017-04-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US helicopter lands deep behind enemy lines to assassinate ISIS leader

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Posted by Fred 2017-04-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Swat team?

Posted by Harcourt Angoluting9366 2017-04-08 04:38|| 2017-04-08 04:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly a police action.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-04-08 05:54|| 2017-04-08 05:54|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2017-04-08 08:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2017-04-08 08:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Jim, is he dead?

Posted by Zorba Sputh9286 2017-04-08 09:01|| 2017-04-08 09:01|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2017-04-08 12:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Sending a message. And not with a Hallmark card.

Posted by Bigfoot Elmerenter4120 2017-04-08 14:04|| 2017-04-08 14:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Was his head delivered to POTUS?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-04-08 14:34|| 2017-04-08 14:34|| Front Page Top

#9 wonder if this might be Al-Baghdadi?

He's likely in Raqqa by now.

Posted by Pappy 2017-04-08 14:43|| 2017-04-08 14:43|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2017-04-08 15:39|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2017-04-08 17:24|| Front Page Top

#12 Practice for Kim-is-Fatun?

Posted by AlanC 2017-04-08 18:42|| 2017-04-08 18:42|| Front Page Top

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