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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

DefSec: U.S. to Begin 'Direct Action On The Ground' In Iraq, Syria

DefSec: U.S. to Begin 'Direct Action On The Ground' In Iraq, Syria

October 28, 2015 DefSec: U.S. to Begin 'Direct Action On The Ground' In Iraq , Syria 0 Comments


By Jim Miklaszewski, Oct 27, 2015 NBC

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday that the U.S. will begin "direct action on the ground" against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria, aiming to intensify pressure on the militants as progress against them remains elusive.

"We won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against ISIL, or conducting such missions directly whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground," Carter said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee, using an alternative name for the militant group.

Carter pointed to last week's rescue operation with Kurdish forces in northern Iraq to free hostages held by ISIS.
 
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Saturday, October 10, 2015

"60 Minute" Suck-Up Supposedly "Grills" Obama On Putin, Syria

October 10, 2015 "60 Minute" Suck-Up Supposedly "Grills" Obama On Putin , Syria 0 Comments

Obama On Putin's Military Mission In Syria 


By CBS, Oct 09, 2013 

President Vladimir Putin's military mission in Syria is a sign of Russia's weakness, not a show of its leadership, says President Obama. Russia has been forced to prop up a teetering Assad regime, he maintains, Russia's only ally in the region. Mr. Obama speaks at length to Kroft about the situation in Syria and about domestic politics, including his opinions on Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, whether his vice president, Joe Biden, will run for president, and his take on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The interview will be broadcast on 60 Minutes Sunday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m ET/PT.

An excerpt from the 60 Minutes interview was broadcast on CBS This Morning. A transcript of that excerpt is below:

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

"25 Syrian regime soldiers [shot] in front of bloodthirsty crowds"

July 05, 2015 Child Executioners , Daily Mail 0 Comments
ISIS Child Executioners Brutally Shoot Dead 25 Syrian Regime Soldiers

Imogen Calderwood, Jun. 4, 2015, Daily Mail

ISIS has released a significant new execution video from the historic city of Palmyra, in the Syrian desert.

Child executioners are shown in the video being forced to brutally slaughter a group of more than 25 regime soldiers.

The video shows the soldiers lined up on their knees on the stage of the Roman amphitheatre, which had formerly been used for an annual festival in the city.

A baying crowd of men and boys gathered in the restored ruin waiting for the slaughter, many wearing military uniforms and headscarves.

Behind each condemned man stands a child executioner, all wearing desert camouflage and brown bandanas, many of whom appear to be no older than 12 or 13 years old.

ISIS fighters can be seen standing or sitting on top of the ancient ruins, watching over the crowd as they wait for the slaughter.

A leader speaks to the audience, in front of an enormous ISIS flag draped across the back of the stage.

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Breaking His Silence

June 13, 2015 Iraq , ISIS 1 Comments
GWBush: You Need Boots On The Ground 

By Jesse Brynes, Jun. 12, 2015, The Hill

The United States will need combat troops on the ground to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), former President George W. Bush suggested in a new interview.

"The president will have to make that determination," Bush said in an interview published Friday with the Israel Hayom newspaper when asked if ISIS could be defeated without ground troops.

"My position was that you need to have boots on the ground," he said.

Bush made the comments days after President Obama said he was sending more troops to Iraq. Obama has authorized sending up to 450 additional U.S. troops "to train, advise, and assist" local Iraqi forces battling ISIS, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. They will not serve in combat.

There are currently 3,100 U.S. military members in Iraq, with all serving in an advisory role. The Obama administration has also opted for airstrikes to combat the terrorist group in Syria, where it has taken over large areas of land.

Bush said he faced the "very difficult decision" as president to double-down and send additional U.S. troops to Iraq amid mounting casualties and eroding public support for the war.

"I think history will show that al-Qaida in Iraq was defeated," said Bush, who in the interview described al Qaeda as "ISIS as far as I am concerned."

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

"fought capture and was killed in the raid"

May 16, 2015 ISIS , Laura Smith-Spark 0 Comments
Sources: U.S. Special Operations Forces Kill ISIS Commander Abu Sayyaf In Syria Raid 

Key ISIS commander Abu Sayyaf was 
killed by a U.S. raid on Syria. (Photo: CNN)
By Laura Smith-Spark and Ray Sanchez, May 16, 2015, CNN

(CNN) U.S. Special Operations forces killed a key ISIScommander during a daring raid in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday -- securing intelligence on how the terror organization operates, communicates and earns money, U.S. government officials said.

The ISIS commander, identified by his nom de guerre Abu Sayyaf, was killed in a heavy firefight after he resisted capture in the raid at al-Omar, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement.

The officials identified Sayyaf's captured wife as Umm Sayyaf, an Iraqi. She is now being held in Iraq.

The U.S. government did not release Sayyaf's real name.

The ground operation was led by the Army's Delta Force, sources familiar with the mission told CNN. There were about two dozen members of Delta Force involved, sources said. They were part of a multi-branch force of about 100, the sources told CNN's Barbara Starr.

Carter said he had ordered the raid at the direction of President Barack Obama. All the U.S. troops involved returned safely.

National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said Obama had authorized the raid "upon the unanimous recommendation of his national security team" and as soon as the United States was confident all the pieces were in place for the operation to succeed.

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