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2016-06-24 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US led air operations hammer ISIS with 233 airstrikes in Manbij

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Posted by badanov 2016-06-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Had me going with headline BadMan, not nice, no borscht for you!

Posted by Shipman 2016-06-24 00:29|| 2016-06-24 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 73 strikes were conducted bringing the total to 233 since the assault began

So.. five 'airstrikes' a day - maybe?

Posted by Pappy 2016-06-24 08:30|| 2016-06-24 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Lots more than that, if they define an airstrike as a unit of ordnance expended in the general direction of a target.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-06-24 08:33|| 2016-06-24 08:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The unsettling thing is the way that ISIS has been matching us suicide bomber & VBIED for airstrike. If reports from Syria aren't exaggerating matters, they've been fielding dozens of splodeydopes against everyone in the field, they've basically industrialized suicide assault. A rebel group broke into al-Rai again last night, and ISIS immediately butchered dozens with a VBIED that they must have had in reserve expressly for the occasion. SDF's been doing a slightly better job keeping the VBIEDs away from their lines, but it's pretty attritional. And I don't quite know how you shut down suicide assaults w/ CAS. You can only really suppress the tactic with well-trained, rested and disciplined troops on the ground.

Posted by Charles M. Hagmaier 2016-06-24 12:04|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2016-06-24 12:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey, all I saw was 233, Manbij and US airstrikes, Like you I thought those f*ckers had finally gotta a clue.

My bad.

Posted by badanov 2016-06-24 12:32|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2016-06-24 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 I think it's useful to have the occasional overview of events, as compared to daily reporting.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-06-24 13:15|| 2016-06-24 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 You can only really suppress the tactic with well-trained, rested and disciplined troops on the ground.

Rather in short supply there.

Posted by Pappy 2016-06-24 13:45|| 2016-06-24 13:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Rather in short supply there.

A great opportunity for someone looking to field test their autonomous killbots.

Posted by SteveS 2016-06-24 15:16|| 2016-06-24 15:16|| Front Page Top

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