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James Foley: US Reveals Failed Special Forces Rescue Mission Within Syrian. by IyfeNamikaze(m): 11:56am On Aug 22, 2014 |
Elite US military forces secretly invaded Syria recently in a risky and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to free US journalist James Foley before he was killed by Islamic State (Isis) militants, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. Confirmation of the failed night-time raid, which took place earlier this summer, came after a day of sharp questioning over whether the Obama administration had done enough to save Foley's life. It represented the first confirmation of US military operations within insurgency-wracked Syria, where Isis gestated into the jihadist organisation that has redrawn the borders of the Middle East. The raid involved dozens of special operations forces from all US military services, including the 160th special operations aviation regiment. US forces flew into Syria in defiance of air defence batteries that senior military officials have described as highly threatening to pilots. Modified Black Hawk helicopters were involved, and "armed fixed-wing aircraft and drones" provided cover to forces on the ground, said an administration official. Yet the operation, which took place in an area of Syria that officials declined to disclose, failed when "the hostages were not present at the targeted location," said rear admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. Special operations forces got into a "firefight" with Isis forces, an official said, killing "several" of them. It took an unspecified amount of time for them to determine that the hostages were not at the scene, prompting a rapid departure. "They were shot at as they were egressing. One person had a minor injury," the official said. The official said that Isis "did not know who they were fighting that night, and we assess Syria did not know" about the secret incursion. It is unclear how many hostages the elite troops, which Kirby called "the best of the United States military," attempted to free. At least one other US journalist, Steven Sotloff, is known to be in Isis custody. Disclosure of the unsuccessful operation may have consequences for Sotloff, whom Isis has threatened to kill unless the US ends its bombing campaign against it. US officials said on Wednesday there was concern about Sotloff after he appeared in the same Isis propaganda video depicting Foley's murder. US warplanes struck Isis vehicles and weaponry near the Mosul dam on Wednesday in tacit defiance of the Isis threat. Rea full story here www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/elite-forces-us-raid-syria-james-foley-failed 1 Like |
Re: James Foley: US Reveals Failed Special Forces Rescue Mission Within Syrian. by experimentist: 11:59am On Aug 22, 2014 |
Mek dem go kamikaze on em |
Re: James Foley: US Reveals Failed Special Forces Rescue Mission Within Syrian. by chris365(m): 12:19pm On Aug 22, 2014 |
Now this is a military with ballz . Our own na to dey lie for NTA dem sabi. . |
Re: James Foley: US Reveals Failed Special Forces Rescue Mission Within Syrian. by IyfeNamikaze(m): 1:05pm On Aug 22, 2014 |
i believe the elite forces are the highly classified seal team 6. The team that killed osama and also rescued the American ship captain. Could it be the the isis militants are more resilient than the seal team? |
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