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
Well never win , its an impossible war to win, u guys are a bunch of neo rightwing nationalistic war lovers. Soon as isis leaves someone else will take its, i know this cuz its iraq and that is what iraq does
Shouldn’t even be posted up in their territory to begin with.
I just don’t feel sorry for anything bad that happens to American soldiers that are over there *Kanye shrug*…. we’re wrong for being there in the first place. Can you blame foreign militants for attacking invaders/occupiers who have been there for over a decade??? I certainly cannot. I’d be doing the same thing. That’s an invasion.
Hey Chris Money, the bad won’t be happening to our guys so much. We will kill thousands of them. They will kill a few of ours. It’s been that way for a while. The choice is fight them there, or fight them here, or maybe both. If you side with them expect to lose.
It is ignorance like yours is why we are there.
Yes because they have never faced a mightier Military Force.
obama should keep his mind on ISIS rather tan the movies!!!
Prisoners of Heart.
To prove truthiness of your religion or science you just have to agree with me even in your heart.
You all people of the world Follow the Holy Quran, if you Don’t agree with me? Then if anyone of us will be found liar on The Day Of Judgment will Take other’s whole Nation’s sin, do you agree? You can be agree in your Heart either, Be brave now and agree in your Heart. (Don’t relate Pseudo Muslims with Holy Quran)
Several years ago CIA was training ISIS in Jordan.
We are the instigators in a lot of cases. Yeah, for our boys. We need to eradicate ISIS.