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2022-06-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Top ISIS leader is captured at his compound in northern Syria after daring seven-minute US helicopter raid that ended in a gun battle
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Senior ISIS leader and bomb-maker captured in Syria, US-led coalition says

  • Officials identified him to US media as Hani Ahmed Al-Kurdi, 'governor' of Raqqa

  • He was seized in raid near Turkey using Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters

  • Gun battle broke out, but coalition says none of its troop or civilians were hurt

  • Sources told US media the commander is Hani Ahmed Al-Kurdi and that he was captured in the village of Al-Humaira, in Aleppo close to the Turkish border
Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-16 09:06|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ]  Top
 File under: Islamic State 

#1 captured??


not killed?
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-06-16 11:47||   2022-06-16 11:47|| Front Page Top

#2 We can't make him one of our friendsssssccccchss if we kill him outright.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-16 11:49||   2022-06-16 11:49|| Front Page Top

#3 He might not be guilty. Or even a bad guy. Any case, his brothers in Gitmo need to catch up on the news and the lawyers need fresh meat.
Posted by KBK 2022-06-16 14:28||   2022-06-16 14:28|| Front Page Top

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