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| Russia and France wreak revenge on ISIS - happy snaps |
| 2015-11-18 |
| [The Mail] Vladimir Putin has ordered his warships to co-operate with the French military as both countries launched revenge attacks on ISIS targets in Syria. Russia has hit the ISIS 'capital' Raqqa with cruise missiles - just hours after saying the passenger jet brought down in Egypt had been bombed. The strikes come after it was revealed French jets had pounded targets in the terrorists' Syrian stronghold, including a command centre and a recruitment base for jihadists. Now the Russian President wants his missile cruiser Moskva, which is in the Mediterranean Sea, to work with France's military, who are carrying out more airstrikes over Syria tonight after ISIS claimed responsibility for the Paris terror attacks which killed 129 people and injured 352. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 OK, how about a compromise: Thermobaric carpet bombing. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-11-18 23:49 |
| #7 OP, even a daylight full on Arclight would be pretty darn scary if you're on the receiving end. Thermobaric bombs are also very effective. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-11-18 19:35 |
| #6 #5 Why are the French bombing at night? Not as many eyes to pinpoint the attack, not as much capacity to shoot back, and night terrors are more real for Arabs than Westerners. Personally, I think around-the-clock carpet-bombing would be more effective, but that's just me. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2015-11-18 19:30 |
| #5 Why are the French bombing at night? |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2015-11-18 18:55 |
| #4 "Seems as if he is running cover for the radical Muslims." "Seems as if"? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2015-11-18 13:06 |
| #3 I would not be surprised to see a Russian airborne vertical envelopment of Raqqa. The next few days and weeks should be very interesting. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-18 12:12 |
| #2 If Raqqa is still standing, there is more work to be done. The U.S. provided intelligence? Why didn't we take out these targets if we knew these targets harbored ISIS resources? The truth of the matter is that we (U.S.) don't have a leader worth squat. The guy was a no-nothing, do-nothing who somehow found his way into the WH. Seems as if he is running cover for the radical Muslims. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-11-18 09:58 |
| #1 So who is the leader of the "Free World" now? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 2015-11-18 04:40 |