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2022-02-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

ISIS Leader Killed During Raid in Syria by U.S. Special Forces

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-02-03 13:03|| || Front Page|| [11148 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Are they going to give the 10m bounty to his survivors?
He blew himself up!

Posted by ed in texas 2022-02-03 14:19|| 2022-02-03 14:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Brandon got to kill an ISIS bad guy so now he thinks he's all macho.

Posted by Jatle Sinatra9653 2022-02-03 14:19|| 2022-02-03 14:19|| Front Page Top

#3 He was against taking out bin Laden. Against taking out Soliemani. But he needed a W. Tough luck, Mr. ISIS big...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-03 14:26|| 2022-02-03 14:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Ten people, including a man, woman and eight children, were safely evacuated during the operation - which was "months in the making".

Suggests the US gov knew his location for a long time and was watching him. Decided to only pull the trigger after the ISIS prison breakout.

Posted by Ulelet Snusotch7182 2022-02-03 14:30|| 2022-02-03 14:30|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ Or Joe's latest disapproval poll numbers

Posted by Frank G 2022-02-03 14:48|| 2022-02-03 14:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Will we get video of him laughing and joking in th4 briefing room as they watched it happen. "We came. We saw. He died."

Posted by Glenmore 2022-02-03 14:57|| 2022-02-03 14:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Whew — all submissions on the story stacked here. DarthVader, Ulelet Snusotch7182, Skidmark — thank you for being on top of this for us!

Posted by trailing wife 2022-02-03 15:12|| 2022-02-03 15:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Also find it curious that both ISIS honchos were killed near the Turkish border in areas controlled by Turkish paid forces. No Raqqa for these high Rollers.

Posted by Ulelet Snusotch7182 2022-02-03 15:33|| 2022-02-03 15:33|| Front Page Top

#9 not directly related but my wife spent about a week watching the 2017 series Black Crows which is a Saudi financed, Lebanon produced drama about ISIS (very anti ISIS)

acting was pretty stiff, dialogue clumsy but noteworthy that the Saudis would spend $$$ to do this and furthermore show the sincere religious devotion of the ISIS people

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-02-03 15:33|| 2022-02-03 15:33|| Front Page Top

#10 This is from the Daily Mail, so some of you may not want to read the incendiary prose.

24 commandos, Black Hawks under fire, a gun-wielding terrorist's wife and a suicide blast that threw bodies into the street: Inside the 1am Syria raid where special forces saved babies, had a two-hour gun fight with locals and left 'coward' ISIS boss's body in his own home's rubble

And lost a Blackhawk.
Inside US raid that killed ISIS leader: 'Incredibly complex,' on same scale as bin Laden operation

Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-03 17:05|| 2022-02-03 17:05|| Front Page Top

#11 That was a Blackhawk they left behind? Don't think so but heh.

Posted by Woodrow 2022-02-03 19:45|| 2022-02-03 19:45|| Front Page Top

#12 I guess he's with Alan now - they deserve each other....

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-02-03 21:04|| 2022-02-03 21:04|| Front Page Top

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