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| Afghanistan |
| US launched 20 airstrikes against ISIS militants in Afghanistan in 3 weeks |
| 2016-02-13 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The United States Forces in Afghanistan have carried out at least 20 ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in the past three weeks, it has been reported. The US forces have increased air raids on the loyalists of the terror group after the B.O. regime granted new authority last month, allowing the U.S. commanders in Afghanistan launch The move by the B.O. regime followed shortly after the U.S. Department of State designated the Khorasan branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original... (ISIL) as a terrorist organization. According to the US officials quoted by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named, the There have been growing concerns that the loyalists of the terror group are attempting to expand foothold in the country as they try to establish a regional base of operations in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan. Army Brig. Gen. Wilson A. Shoffner told news hounds that 1,000 to 3,000 Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan are trying to establish a base of operations in the rugged mountains of Nangahar Province. He said the loyalists of the terror group are operating in four or five remote districts of Nangarhar province. "We're seeing [ISIL] attempting to establish a base of operations there," he said. "Afghan cops have had quite a bit of success against them," Gen. Shoffner said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Russia Hit 1,888 Targets In Syria In A Week; US Count? Just 16… |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-02-13 17:07 |
| #4 Combat pay to boot. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-13 15:00 |
| #3 Twenty. In. Three. Weeks? Too little to do anything serious and the logistics still has to paid for -- the only obvious benefit is that someone is getting their necessary flying hours quota. |
| Posted by: magpie 2016-02-13 14:37 |
| #2 Yes. They say "The Russians are coming!" ~ |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-13 13:11 |
| #1 Are we still dropping pre-attack warning flyers? |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-02-13 12:08 |