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
Thank goodness Mr. Obama declared the war over. He just needs to let ISIS know!
kick the $#%&!@* out of those ice heads
I think you are confusing President Obama with GW Bush!
I heard on the news last night 40,000.
Waterloo time!!!
Anyone with any common sense would know there isn’t a thread of confusing Obama with Former President George W. Bush. At least he had a back bone that wasn’t yellow, and meant way he said. You have to record what this pitiful piece of garbage says, because in just about a week after he saws it, he lies and turns it around. I will not honor him by calling him President. EVER!!
Don’t forget Japan. You shouldn’t mess with Japan.
LOL! Well guess what….he IS your President if you are an American. Bush declared Mission Accomplished in 2003. Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction and cost millions of lives! He was not a good President. Only a racist bigot or a traitor would call the President of the United States of America a piece of garbage. Which one are you?
Blow them away guys!!
I hope our boys blew the off the earth.savages,