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US says 15 more air strikes launched against Islamic State
2015-02-17
[Ynet] The United States and its coalition partners launched two air strikes against Islamic State
...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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
targets in Syria and 13 strikes against targets in Iraq on Sunday and Monday, according to the US military.

In Syria, fighter planes and drones destroyed multiple oil dumps near Dayr az Zawr and struck "a large tactical unit" near Kobani, according to the Combined Joint Task Force, which is leading the air operations. In Iraq, coalition forces launched 13 air strikes near Al Asad, Al Qaim, Bayji, Fallujah,
... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperity or a really nice place to raise your kids...
Haditha, djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
, Rawah and Tal Afar, the Combined Joint Task Force said. Tactical units, buildings and vehicles were targeted.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  For the greater glory of Iran.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-17 04:45  

#2  It's hard to get Val-Jar to play "Mother may I" for Very long. 15 "yes you may"s is probably a failry tough accomplishment.
Posted by: abu do you love   2015-02-17 02:59  

#1  Isn't 15 air strikes about 2 sorties a plane for an Air Force Squadron?

That's not a very intensive bombing campaign.
Posted by: Mystic   2015-02-17 01:19  

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