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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US airlifts two ISIS commanders in northeast Syria
2018-06-26
[ALMASDARNEWS] The US-led coalition has reportedly airlifted two senior ISIS commanders from a small village in northeast Syria near the Iraqi borders in coordination with its Kurdish allies controlling the area.

According to local sources, two helicopters of the US coalition landed in Twimin village in order to transport two senior commanders from the 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....
 terror group to the US base in al-Shaddadah town.

The sources said that the operation was carried out in full coordination with the Syrian Democratic Forces since no festivities were reported.

Meanwhile,
...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment...
 US Arclight airstrikes on eastern Syria has so far massacred hundreds of innocent civilians ‐ mostly women and kiddies ‐ in the pretext of fighting ISIS.

This month, up to 68 civilians have been killed and injured in several US airstrikes across villages and towns in eastern Syria.

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said evacuating ISIS elements comes under the blatant US support for the terror group which aims at prolonging the war in Syria.
Posted by:Fred

#9  Popularized in the TV series ‘Tour of Duty’
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-06-26 23:48  

#8  prisoners up in helicopters

When the first one doesn't talk the second one will. Can't shut'em up.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-06-26 21:30  

#7  ^ 6. There is a story I've heard about Green Berets in Vietnam taking prisoners up in helicopters to ask them questions.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-06-26 18:44  

#6  There's really no way to tell. The Medes and the Persians and the Syrians periodically release stories implicating the U.S. with ISIS, al-Qaeda, and God knows what else. My guesses, in order of likelihood:

1. It never happened
2. They were airlifting someone else and al-Masdar decided it had to be ISIS because who else would the U.S. be airlifting?
3. Could be negotiators (i.e., surrender, theirs not ours)
4. Could be high value prisoners
5. Come up with your own guess
Posted by: Fred   2018-06-26 18:24  

#5  I was hoping that air lifted actually meant we blew them to pieces that went airborne...oh well
Posted by: Warthog   2018-06-26 15:44  

#4  I have noted before on Rantburg that Al Masdar is entirely unbelievable and serves as a propaganda outlet for its Shia backers.
Posted by: Clurong Peacock9529   2018-06-26 07:51  

#3  Pinochet-style helicopter rides?
Posted by: SteveS   2018-06-26 01:47  

#2  There's really no way to tell...
Posted by: Raj   2018-06-26 01:15  

#1  Where did you get this propaganda piece?
Posted by: Roger29 Palms   2018-06-26 01:02  

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