U.S Troops in Iraq had their first battle with ISIS early Monday morning when the militant group tried to attack the Ein al-Asad military base, which holds close to 100 U.S. military advisers.
Reports state that American troops decimated ISIS in a two-hour battle that ultimately forced their retreat.
Soldiers were armed with “light and medium” weapons….and fighter jets, whose air strikes against the the militants “silenced their heavy sources of fire.”
Currently, there are no reports of U.S. casualties.
Looks like ISIS had grandiose ideas about how they would fare against our boys….
The U.S. troops, armed with “light and medium weapons,” and were able to inflict casualties against the ISIS fighters, forcing them to retreat, Shafaq News reported.
“US forces intervened because of ISIS started to come near the base, which they are stationed in so out of self-defense,” said Sheikh Mahmud Nimrawi, a prominent tribal leader.
The incident was the first time that American troops clashed with ISIS forces on the ground in Iraq. For several weeks, the United States has led a series of air strikes against ISIS positions in Iraq and Syria, ones aimed at crippling the militant group’s ability to move about the country and coordinate attacks.
ISIS has responded by calling on members to strike out against American interests in the United States and Canada, and also executing Western hostages. Rebels are now reportedly trying to sell the body of American journalist James Foley for a reported $1 million.
Militants are reportedly offering a DNA sample from Foley’s body to prove its authenticity.
“They ask for $1 million, and they will send DNA to Turkey, but they want the money first. They will not give the DNA without the money,” a former Syrian rebel reportedly told BuzzFeed.
The man claimed to be motivated not by greed or a quest for fame, but by a desire to help the mourning Foley family “find closure,” and deemed his outreach as part of a “humanity case.”
The U.S. forces attacked by ISIS in Iraq were part of a small group that remained in the country to offer support and training to tribal fighters.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1686751/isis-attacks-american-base-in-iraq-in-first-ever-clash-with-u-s-troops/#zjG4awDK2zdFHIoA.99
Against out boys?? I believe you meant boys AND girls…..
What does this mean, ” a small group that stayed behind to train tribes “. ?? So Obama left troops in iraq or he withdrew our soldiers ???
Or did he send them
Feakin’ disgusting to kill the reporter, then offer to sell the body to the family for $1,000,000.00. I do not understand the mental operation of these extremists. Don’t they know that the more outrageous they become, the more hardened Americans will be against them?
Established base or not an established base. What difference does it make? O said he would not put troops on the ground to fight ISIS. There are troops on the ground fighting ISIS in Iraq. He allowed ISIS to get a stronghold there as he dillied dallied around calling them the JV team.
Uhm, isn’t this a bit of old news?
Islam
Don’t mess with America!
Obama will find a way to screw this victory up, just like always.
By all means bring it home to us if you dare. There’s many of us here just waiting to send you jihad cowards to your 73 virgins.