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
USA All the Way!!!!
Good for them! But I can’t “like” because this site seems a little bigoted.
Way to go United Stats Military
They can’t fight a war toe to toe with a 1st world army. They can only use guirella tactIcs.
Historically this is not new or unusual. Every presidency has approved immigrants from many countries including muslim ones. Get real and quit the scare mongering. And to say open season. Why isn’t there open season on Catholics or any other religion that’s causing crime in the USA? Oh I forgot you always like to pick and choose with your hate.
Ummmmm… Catholics and other religions aren’t “causing crime in the USA”. They aren’t cutting people’s heads off, forming terror-militias or marrying 9 yr olds so they can rape them. Nor are they calling for the death of all Americans and non-believers. If you are referring to allegations of Catholic priests molesting little boys, or radical nut-jobs like at Westboro Baptist, there is no comparison here. Most Americans, good-natured or otherwise, would love to put their barrel-sights on those bastards too… It’s as simple as this: The Koran teaches the killing of infidels (all non-Muslims). So, simple-logic would tell us, if one is claiming to be a Muslim, he is either aiming to try to kill “infidels”, or he isn’t a Muslim by practice at all.
right, this sounds like other religions…
“Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them…. If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they
agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah’s help and fight them. Muhammad (Sahih Muslim 4294.)
States have to ban foreign law, sharia, in America, ridiculous!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/04/states-ban-foreign-law/2602511/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/us/fort-hood-shooting/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/26/woman-beheaded-oklahoma/16293737/
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/justice/michigan-underwear-bomber-sentencing/