ERBIL, Iraq – An AH-64E Apache helicopter from the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Saber, hovers prior to taking off to conduct a mission, July 11,2017, Erbil, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephen James)
On February 19, the United States Central Command announced that coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured an ISIS official during a joint operation in Syria’s northeastern region that took place a day earlier.
The command said in a statement that the official, who was identified only by his nom de guerre Batar, was involved in planning attacks on SDF-guarded detention centers and manufacturing improvised explosive devices.
“Extensive planning went into this operation to ensure its successful execution. No civilians and no SDF or US forces were killed or injured,” the statement reads.
A few days earlier, specifically on February 16, the coalition and the SDF conducted two similar counter-terrorism operations in northeastern Syria.
The first operation targeted Hamza al-Homsi, a senior leader of ISIS. The terrorist triggered an explosion after being cornered at his hideout in Deir Ezzor, killing himself and wounding four U.S. service members. During the second operation, the leader of one of the terrorist group’s assassination cells in the region was eliminated.
The U.S.-led coalition stepped up its counter-terrorism operations in northeastern Syria recently. As a result, several senior members of ISIS were killed, or captured.
Despite these efforts, ISIS influence in areas controlled by the U.S. and the SDF remains strong. The American military presence in the region in itself is one of the reasons driving some to join the ranks of the terrorist group.
When the U.S. says they they captured an ISIS official they are actually saying they want to get rid of one of their employees.
Perhaps the US will now offer the ISIS captive a deal. ‘Go to jail in Guantanamo OR Fight for the US in Ukraine ‘ .
I was thinking along much the same lines but more the extraction of an asset to somewhere else on the board of Life, the game.
Alebo ho iba chcú preškoliť. A tak ho museli násilím vziať z ulice, lebo sa mu akosi nechcelo. Zrejme mal rozbehnutý už vlastný biznis.
Captured? Didn’t he mean recruited to fight in Ukraine?
You willing to fight for us in Ukraine? We pay good.
Duh, you already trained me once anyway, so sure.
OK. Here’s your 1st class ticket, your arabic-ukrainian dictionary and a suitcase of C4. Away you go.
I’m not sure who these people are trying to fool with these continued charades. Practically everyone knows who’s behind the “ISIS”…tell me, who arms them, who feeds them, who pays their salaries, who gives them intel, Who sells them fuel??? Ask those questions and you’ll quickly realize what’s going on.
Managing the conflict, controlling the leaders and killing off those who are not pulled by US strings.
Najväčší terorista v Sýrii je momentálne darebácky štát USA!!! Nemajú tam čo hľadať, nemajú legitímne pozvanie od súčasnej legitímnej vlády a ani mandát BR OSN!!! Teda sú tam nezákonne a tým pádom sú sami teroristi!!!
-Ahmed, would you mind to come to the office tomorrow?
-Sure, John!
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By captured they mean evacutated their israeli secret intelligence service isis asset by blackhawk helicopter. Just lile they did with al bagdadi a few years ago. The united states never fought isis they only aided them with weapons manpower money drugs and satelite intelligence.