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
kick thre buts boys show them whos boss
Hmmm. Notice there are no American citations commenting in the article? Another piece of conservative c**p, most likely bought and paid for by the Koch brothers….
Would have been great if it had actually happened.
Try again. NBC News has an article on it.
keep the soldiers in our prayers, hope for a resolution to all these conflicts, hope we can all stop being $#%&!@*s and come together as a human family. May evil and poor conduct be far from our presence!
This is from a year ago and it’s f**e.
$#%&!@*…..Obama you are something else man
History after this generation dies out will look at his accomplishments in the face of the greatest opposition that any president has ever faced favorably. History doesn’t care how mad we are it just extracts the facts and records them.
They’re just gonna learn the same lesson the Viet Cong did. Don’t attack head on, avoid open conflict, weary us out with bug bites. This is unwinnable.
they just gonna have to learn when you mess with the usa you gonna get your butt kicked
Kick thier FKN ass…
ha i don’t believe I need to see proof