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LazyLion
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You want some mortars to go with that?
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LazyLion
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US STRIKES INFLICT HEAVY CASUALTIES, MONITORING GROUP SAYS
US strikes on Islamic State positions in al-Raqa, northern Syria, cause heavy casualties among the ranks of the jihadist group, a monitoring group says.
"The US planes carried out at least 20 strikes targeting headquarters, checkpoints and bases for the Islamic State group in the city of al-Raqa as well as on its eastern and western outskirts," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
The monitoring groups says it has "confirmed information" that there are heavy casualties among the Islamic State fighters, without giving numbers.
Source : Sapa-dpa /kn
Date : 23 Sep 2014 08:29
US strikes on Islamic State positions in al-Raqa, northern Syria, cause heavy casualties among the ranks of the jihadist group, a monitoring group says.
"The US planes carried out at least 20 strikes targeting headquarters, checkpoints and bases for the Islamic State group in the city of al-Raqa as well as on its eastern and western outskirts," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
The monitoring groups says it has "confirmed information" that there are heavy casualties among the Islamic State fighters, without giving numbers.
Source : Sapa-dpa /kn
Date : 23 Sep 2014 08:29
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
US MILITARY HAS LARGE FORCE ARRAYED ACROSS MIDEAST
Having expanded its air war against Islamic State jihadists into Syria, the US military can draw on a vast arsenal of aircraft, troops and hardware across the Middle East.
Here are the basic facts on the American military presence in the region and the strikes carried out so far, according to the Pentagon and defense analysts:
There are roughly 35,000 US troops deployed in the Middle East outside Iraq, including about 15,000 in Kuwait, 7,500 in Qatar, 6,000 in Bahrain, 5,000 in the United Arab Emirates and 1,000 in Jordan. There are also reportedly teams of CIA officers in Jordan helping train Syrian rebel forces along with other Western and Arab intelligence agents.
There will soon be 1,600 US troops deployed in Iraq, including an additional 475 personnel ordered in by President Barack Obama this month.
Roughly 600 troops in the US contingent are serving as "advisers" to Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, coordinating air raids. Some are based at joint operation centers in Baghdad and in northern Iraq.
The remaining US forces mostly are devoted to securing the US embassy and its diplomats.
Estimates vary but the United States can draw on dozens of aircraft stationed in the region, including F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jets, F-22 stealth Raptors, armed Reaper drones, B-1 bombers, attack helicopters, various surveillance aircraft and aerial refueling tankers.
The F/A-18 Super Hornets are flying off of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Gulf and warplanes will soon start flying out of Arbil airfield in northern Iraq's Kurdish region.
In addition, US warships in the Gulf and elsewhere are equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles that can travel at subsonic speeds and hit a target more than 1,500 miles (2,500 kilometers) away.
US aircraft bombing IS militants in Iraq are reportedly flying out of al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, Ali al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which is also home to a vital US air combat command center for the region.
At the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Qatar, US officers oversee airspace authority, air defenses and electronic warfare in 20 regional countries. The Qatar air base, with a 15,000-foot runway and a significant supply of munitions, is a crucial logistical hub.
US F-16 fighter jets also have been stationed in Jordan since last year and the Pentagon has basing agreements with Oman. In addition, the US military can use a base in Diego Garcia for B-52, B-1 and B-2 flights.
In southern Turkey, US crews have long operated out of Incirlik and about 1,500 airmen are stationed there. Some media reports say the United States is flying surveillance planes out of the base but that Ankara is unwilling to approve bombing missions.
Since August 8, there have been 190 US air strikes carried out in Iraq, from south of Baghdad to Haditha dam in the west to Kurdish areas in the north.
Many of the strikes targeted jihadists in the country's north fighting for control of the strategic Mosul dam, according to Central Command.
The strikes around Mosul helped Iraqi and Kurdish troops retake the dam, which the IS jihadists briefly held, but fighting has nevertheless raged on in the area.
After Mosul, the most frequent targeted area during the first month of strikes was around Arbil. Other strikes focused on another massive dam, near Haditha in the west, a crucial part of Iraq's infrastructure.
Source : Sapa-AFP /nsm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 06:40
Having expanded its air war against Islamic State jihadists into Syria, the US military can draw on a vast arsenal of aircraft, troops and hardware across the Middle East.
Here are the basic facts on the American military presence in the region and the strikes carried out so far, according to the Pentagon and defense analysts:
There are roughly 35,000 US troops deployed in the Middle East outside Iraq, including about 15,000 in Kuwait, 7,500 in Qatar, 6,000 in Bahrain, 5,000 in the United Arab Emirates and 1,000 in Jordan. There are also reportedly teams of CIA officers in Jordan helping train Syrian rebel forces along with other Western and Arab intelligence agents.
There will soon be 1,600 US troops deployed in Iraq, including an additional 475 personnel ordered in by President Barack Obama this month.
Roughly 600 troops in the US contingent are serving as "advisers" to Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, coordinating air raids. Some are based at joint operation centers in Baghdad and in northern Iraq.
The remaining US forces mostly are devoted to securing the US embassy and its diplomats.
Estimates vary but the United States can draw on dozens of aircraft stationed in the region, including F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jets, F-22 stealth Raptors, armed Reaper drones, B-1 bombers, attack helicopters, various surveillance aircraft and aerial refueling tankers.
The F/A-18 Super Hornets are flying off of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Gulf and warplanes will soon start flying out of Arbil airfield in northern Iraq's Kurdish region.
In addition, US warships in the Gulf and elsewhere are equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles that can travel at subsonic speeds and hit a target more than 1,500 miles (2,500 kilometers) away.
US aircraft bombing IS militants in Iraq are reportedly flying out of al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, Ali al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which is also home to a vital US air combat command center for the region.
At the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Qatar, US officers oversee airspace authority, air defenses and electronic warfare in 20 regional countries. The Qatar air base, with a 15,000-foot runway and a significant supply of munitions, is a crucial logistical hub.
US F-16 fighter jets also have been stationed in Jordan since last year and the Pentagon has basing agreements with Oman. In addition, the US military can use a base in Diego Garcia for B-52, B-1 and B-2 flights.
In southern Turkey, US crews have long operated out of Incirlik and about 1,500 airmen are stationed there. Some media reports say the United States is flying surveillance planes out of the base but that Ankara is unwilling to approve bombing missions.
Since August 8, there have been 190 US air strikes carried out in Iraq, from south of Baghdad to Haditha dam in the west to Kurdish areas in the north.
Many of the strikes targeted jihadists in the country's north fighting for control of the strategic Mosul dam, according to Central Command.
The strikes around Mosul helped Iraqi and Kurdish troops retake the dam, which the IS jihadists briefly held, but fighting has nevertheless raged on in the area.
After Mosul, the most frequent targeted area during the first month of strikes was around Arbil. Other strikes focused on another massive dam, near Haditha in the west, a crucial part of Iraq's infrastructure.
Source : Sapa-AFP /nsm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 06:40
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
FRENCH PM VOWS 'NO NEGOTIATION' WITH ALGERIA HOSTAGE-TAKERS
France's prime minister Tuesday vowed there would be "no discussion, no negotiation" with an Algerian group linked to Islamic State jihadists that has claimed the kidnapping of a French citizen and stressed Paris would continue air strikes on the extremists.
Manuel Valls told French radio there would be "no discussion, no negotiation and we will never give in to blackmail. Even if we are of course very worried after the authentication of this video."
The group, Jund al-Khilifa (Soldiers of the Caliphate), promised in a video message to kill the hostage, Herve Pierre Gourdel, within 24 hours unless France stopped its air strikes against the IS in Iraq.
"If we give in, if we retreat an inch, we will be handing them victory," Valls told Europe 1 radio while on a visit to Germany.
The video footage was confirmed as authentic by the French government, and came after IS issued a statement urging Muslims to kill Westerners whose nations have joined a campaign to battle the jihadist group.
On Friday, France conducted its first air strikes in Iraq but has said it will not carry out such operations in Syria.
"These strikes, this engagement will of course continue," promised Valls.
"France is a great nation which completely lives up to its responsibilities," added the prime minister.
The country "cannot be scared of those who threaten it in this way," he said, but added: "I want to convince our compatriots ... that we have never been up against such a threat, in France and in Europe."
Source : Sapa-AFP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 09:23
France's prime minister Tuesday vowed there would be "no discussion, no negotiation" with an Algerian group linked to Islamic State jihadists that has claimed the kidnapping of a French citizen and stressed Paris would continue air strikes on the extremists.
Manuel Valls told French radio there would be "no discussion, no negotiation and we will never give in to blackmail. Even if we are of course very worried after the authentication of this video."
The group, Jund al-Khilifa (Soldiers of the Caliphate), promised in a video message to kill the hostage, Herve Pierre Gourdel, within 24 hours unless France stopped its air strikes against the IS in Iraq.
"If we give in, if we retreat an inch, we will be handing them victory," Valls told Europe 1 radio while on a visit to Germany.
The video footage was confirmed as authentic by the French government, and came after IS issued a statement urging Muslims to kill Westerners whose nations have joined a campaign to battle the jihadist group.
On Friday, France conducted its first air strikes in Iraq but has said it will not carry out such operations in Syria.
"These strikes, this engagement will of course continue," promised Valls.
"France is a great nation which completely lives up to its responsibilities," added the prime minister.
The country "cannot be scared of those who threaten it in this way," he said, but added: "I want to convince our compatriots ... that we have never been up against such a threat, in France and in Europe."
Source : Sapa-AFP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 09:23
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
JORDAN SAYS ITS PLANES JOINED STRIKES ON IS IN SYRIA, IRAQ
Jordan said Tuesday its warplanes had joined US-led strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, becoming the first Arab state to confirm its participation in the raids.
"We took part in the strikes which are part of our efforts to defeat terrorism in its strongholds," government spokesman Mohammad Al-Momani told AFP.
Earlier Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said the US military and unnamed "partner nation forces" had launched bombs and missiles against the jihadists' positions.
US media reported five Arab states -- Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- took part in the air raids as part of a new international coalition formed to attack the IS militants, who have captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.
Jordan's military said its planes had destroyed an unspecified number of targets close to its borders with Syria and Iraq linked to "terrorist groups" who have "committed attacks of sabotage" on its soil.
It said all the planes had returned to base safely afterwards.
Source : Sapa-AFP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 09:37
Jordan said Tuesday its warplanes had joined US-led strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, becoming the first Arab state to confirm its participation in the raids.
"We took part in the strikes which are part of our efforts to defeat terrorism in its strongholds," government spokesman Mohammad Al-Momani told AFP.
Earlier Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said the US military and unnamed "partner nation forces" had launched bombs and missiles against the jihadists' positions.
US media reported five Arab states -- Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- took part in the air raids as part of a new international coalition formed to attack the IS militants, who have captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.
Jordan's military said its planes had destroyed an unspecified number of targets close to its borders with Syria and Iraq linked to "terrorist groups" who have "committed attacks of sabotage" on its soil.
It said all the planes had returned to base safely afterwards.
Source : Sapa-AFP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 09:37
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
ISLAMIC STATE RELEASES SECOND VIDEO OF BRITISH HOSTAGE
A second video purportedly of British hostage John Cantlie was released by the Islamic State as the United States and Arab allies hit the extremist group's targets inside Syria for the first time.
Journalist John Cantlie has been held hostage for almost two years.
In the video, entitled Lend Me Your Ears: Message from the British Detainee John Cantlie: Episode 1, he is critical of the military campaign against the militant group.
He is seen wearing an orange jumpsuit in the video, in which he warns US President Barack Obama against joining the war.
"Not since Vietnam have we witnessed such a potential mess in the making," Cantlie says in the video, which lasts for about five minutes. He notes Obama's opposition in 2003 to the war in Iraq.
While there are no Islamic State fighters visible in the video, it is apparent that the journalist is under duress and reciting from a prepared script.
Cantlie was twice captured in Syria, managing to escape the first time. He was taken in November 2012 along with a fellow journalist, American James Foley, who was beheaded by the Islamic State.
The Sunni extremist militia has beheaded three Western hostages - British aid worker David Haines and US journalists Foley and Steven Sotloff - and is threatening to execute a fourth, Alan Henning, who was captured while on an aid mission to Syria.
Source : Sapa-dpa /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 12:28
A second video purportedly of British hostage John Cantlie was released by the Islamic State as the United States and Arab allies hit the extremist group's targets inside Syria for the first time.
Journalist John Cantlie has been held hostage for almost two years.
In the video, entitled Lend Me Your Ears: Message from the British Detainee John Cantlie: Episode 1, he is critical of the military campaign against the militant group.
He is seen wearing an orange jumpsuit in the video, in which he warns US President Barack Obama against joining the war.
"Not since Vietnam have we witnessed such a potential mess in the making," Cantlie says in the video, which lasts for about five minutes. He notes Obama's opposition in 2003 to the war in Iraq.
While there are no Islamic State fighters visible in the video, it is apparent that the journalist is under duress and reciting from a prepared script.
Cantlie was twice captured in Syria, managing to escape the first time. He was taken in November 2012 along with a fellow journalist, American James Foley, who was beheaded by the Islamic State.
The Sunni extremist militia has beheaded three Western hostages - British aid worker David Haines and US journalists Foley and Steven Sotloff - and is threatening to execute a fourth, Alan Henning, who was captured while on an aid mission to Syria.
Source : Sapa-dpa /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 12:28
The_Assimilator
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USA sent ISIS some Tomahawks - how considerate of them! XD
What is it with these idiots, Foley was also captured twice. This may seem cold, I feel nothing for them, they are idiots, I feel for their poor families though that have to see the videos.
Nerfherder
Honorary Master
These "idiots" tell us what is really happening on the ground.
They are how we know about genocide before it happens... not after.
Some do, however it has come to light that Foley was a supporter of ISIS. There are some that speculate he willingly let himself be execute.
Have you noticed that there are many that bring the stories from the middle east but are not actually captured?
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
OBAMA TO SPEAK ON SYRIA ATTACKS WITHIN HOURS : US OFFICIAL
President Barack Obama will give his first public remarks on US strikes against Syria, from the White House within hours, a US official said Tuesday.
The official said Obama would speak before leaving for a UN General Assembly in New York. The United States, supported by several Arab allies, launched strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front in the battle against the brutal jihadist group.
Source : Sapa-AFP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 14:28
President Barack Obama will give his first public remarks on US strikes against Syria, from the White House within hours, a US official said Tuesday.
The official said Obama would speak before leaving for a UN General Assembly in New York. The United States, supported by several Arab allies, launched strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front in the battle against the brutal jihadist group.
Source : Sapa-AFP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 14:28
LazyLion
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FRANCE WON'T STOP FIGHT IN IRAQ DESPITE KIDNAPPING
France's prime minister said Tuesday his country won't stop fighting Islamic State militants despite demands by kidnappers holding a French hostage.
The 55-year-old man was abducted in Algeria on Monday by a splinter group from al-Qaida's North African branch. The Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, said it would kill him unless France halts it airstrikes in Iraq within 24 hours.
Manuel Valls said Tuesday on Europe 1 radio that French authorities are "doing everything" to try to free the hostage, but won't negotiate with his captors.
"If we cede, if we retreat one inch, that would hand victory" to the militants, he said.
French forces on Friday joined the U.S. in carrying out airstrikes against extremists who have overrun large areas of Syria and Iraq.
Algerian authorities reported massive searches involving the army, gendarmes and village guards throughout the Djura Djura mountain range, part of the Kabylie region where Herve Gourdel was kidnapped.
A mountain guide in France, the Nice native was on a hiking trip with two Algerian friends when his car was stopped by militants Sunday night.
Algeria's once powerful Islamic extremists have been largely confined in recent years to a few mountainous areas, including the region Gourdel chose to hike in.
The U.S. embassy in Algiers renewed its travel warning for Algeria Tuesday, urging Americans traveling there to "exercise vigilance" in their movements.
Source : Sapa-AP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 13:47
France's prime minister said Tuesday his country won't stop fighting Islamic State militants despite demands by kidnappers holding a French hostage.
The 55-year-old man was abducted in Algeria on Monday by a splinter group from al-Qaida's North African branch. The Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, said it would kill him unless France halts it airstrikes in Iraq within 24 hours.
Manuel Valls said Tuesday on Europe 1 radio that French authorities are "doing everything" to try to free the hostage, but won't negotiate with his captors.
"If we cede, if we retreat one inch, that would hand victory" to the militants, he said.
French forces on Friday joined the U.S. in carrying out airstrikes against extremists who have overrun large areas of Syria and Iraq.
Algerian authorities reported massive searches involving the army, gendarmes and village guards throughout the Djura Djura mountain range, part of the Kabylie region where Herve Gourdel was kidnapped.
A mountain guide in France, the Nice native was on a hiking trip with two Algerian friends when his car was stopped by militants Sunday night.
Algeria's once powerful Islamic extremists have been largely confined in recent years to a few mountainous areas, including the region Gourdel chose to hike in.
The U.S. embassy in Algiers renewed its travel warning for Algeria Tuesday, urging Americans traveling there to "exercise vigilance" in their movements.
Source : Sapa-AP /gm
Date : 23 Sep 2014 13:47
falcon786
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Nice campaign by Muslims against Isis dragging our names through the mud with their murderous ideology.
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No **** lol in these clips you can see just how much hell they're bringing down. Never seen so many missiles being launched.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3d1_1411468451