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
Mount a counter offensive against them and destroy them
Exterminate islam Globally !!!
Way to attack those CIA created terrorists who where responsible for a whopping 3 American deaths all of last year! Meanwhile, the American Police kill about 3 citizens each day! This country is the most ignorant on earth!!!
God Bless our troops…
Love it.
Our joke of an education system puts Americans at a tremendous disadvantage and then people believe in things like organized religion.I don’t need another man to take my money, brain-wash me and tell me what to believe…I only believe in myself and the only universal truth is love!!!
Tommy look up the battle of Sabine pass civil war.you will enjoy if you don’t already know
Give them 72 male virgins and KY jelly and 10 lbs. Bacon and kill all of them and I mean all of them
lets see been 10 years 2 armies on 2 war fronts no other country could do this but the U S A in fact we are getting stronger if you remember jihad was to ware the U S A down to it fails a bad underestimation for them now isis has saddle up there horses and sharpen there knifes have you heard that saying of bringing a knife to a gun fight lol
The sad fact is, we created ISIS. Without our intervention in the region there would be no ISIS. So now, we are fighting our own creation and of course we will drag it out for decades. The so called “war on terror” has lasted over twice as long as the entirety of WW2. And it’s looking like it will go on without end. Costing trillions of dollars and countless lives. The longer it drags out, the more MONEY is to be made by certain parties. While our own country suffers and our infrastructure becomes ever more obsolete. Our government fiddles while Rome burns….