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2022-10-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US special forces conduct midnight raid deep in government-held area of Syria killing 'ISIS leader' and taking several others captive

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-06 08:43|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 PICTURED: ISIS commander responsible for 'killing an American officer' who was shot dead by US special forces in midnight raid in Syria — as 200 troops descended on village in 13 helicopters and took several prisoners

Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-06 09:48|| 2022-10-06 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2
The family of the slain man

the victim is

Ehh?

Posted by Dron66046 2022-10-06 10:57|| 2022-10-06 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights said.

Oh.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-10-06 10:58|| 2022-10-06 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 WTF are we doing in Syria? Good practice ground i suppose.

Posted by irish rage boy 2022-10-06 11:22|| 2022-10-06 11:22|| Front Page Top

#5 A shame this can't be done with the cartels.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-06 11:56|| 2022-10-06 11:56|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL they could do this with the cartels if they wanted. But they don't want to. The US army guards the borders of other nations - not our own.

Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights said.

Either they're a front organization or they're so far gone they're backing the military-industrial complex.

Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-10-06 12:08|| 2022-10-06 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 shame this can't be done with the cartels.

"And halve our own campaign kitties? Those tenochtitlanders are proud supporters of our good democracy, sir!"

Posted by Dron66046 2022-10-06 12:38|| 2022-10-06 12:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Or possibly they killed a random guy eating hummus for dinner. Hard to say with our military.

Posted by Secret Master 2022-10-06 13:29|| 2022-10-06 13:29|| Front Page Top

#9 It was a business decision. ISIS is direct competition for the cartels.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-06 13:51|| 2022-10-06 13:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Islamic State official killed in rare US raid in gov't-held Syria

Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-06 15:36|| 2022-10-06 15:36|| Front Page Top

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