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
It’s on the Fox News website and it is on the CNN.com website.
Saddam Husein also thought he’d come up against the US Military many years back. His military (supposedly 6th in the world) all gave up and ran home to Mommy back then. These Clowns never learn…that you don’t stand a chance against the US Military! Obama needs to step aside and let the US Military take charge! The US Military will GET the JOB DONE!
Really? Haven’t seen this in the new…
Can’t win a war without boots on the ground
The US Military is well trained and dedicated to accomplishing a goal. They know that it’s not just using a weapon that dominates a battle. But how effectively those weapons are used as a complete unit ( group) to accomplish that goal. US troops are also trained to fill in and still be a complete unit when there is an interruption in that unity. Units are not just one service orientated. They all have the ability to use all resources available to them including artillery, air power which all have pin point accuracy. This cohesiveness is what makes our military a great fighting force. ISIS has little or no extra support. Other tool available to US ground troops have been proven in many wars as a devastating punch that can not be ignored. Bad weather used to give opposing ground troops a one on one opportunity years ago. Now air support can be called on even in bad weather. These weapons can and will change the course in any battle. 80 years ago overwhelming numbers over a smaller fighting force would over whelm a smaller force. That was 80 years ago. Larger attacking forces can and have been destroyed using mixed air power to over whelm the larger force. This has proven.
Can’t win a war on foreign soil with a mere 300-man training force…..let alone a Federal Government who flushes its own people down the toilet as done in Benghazi. 🙁
Thank you LORD.AMEN
No doubt that our Marines would have kicked some butt…..but the truth is these militants never came in contact with any US troops.
Told ya. LOL The Old Texas Stone Head
I just hope our troops are being set up. This could a test shot they’ll come in mass of force and our gutless pres.will do nothing.