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
Good job guys, good job.
Mhldavis says:
“God bless our troops. May the good Lord keep his hand of protection upon you!”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/isis-attacks-american-base-iraq-loses-first-battle-u-s-ground-troops/comment-page-13/#comment-900539
God bless our troops. May the good Lord keep his hand of protection upon you!
Good Bless our troops. They win because they are great and God is with them, while the wrong side of the press is always helping the enemy giving information about their location and their amount.
This is ABSURD ! ! ! ISIS IS a CIA Mossad creation you useful idiots (their words not mine) Stop watchin MSM it is NOTHIN but Rothschild Beast sponsored propaganda ! ! !
We need to annihilate ISIS.
They couldn’t even beat the tali ban after 13 years and a trillion dollars. They ain’t got a prayer against iSIL. They’ve lost ever war since ww2. FACT
Here’s to hoping we finally win one. It’s hard when our government is funding and arming them tho
I thought they were there for training of local military purposes only….
ISIS spelled backward is “sisi”.