U.S Troops in Iraq had their first battle with ISIS early Monday morning when the militant group tried to attack the Ein al-Asad military base, which holds close to 100 U.S. military advisers.
Reports state that American troops decimated ISIS in a two-hour battle that ultimately forced their retreat.
Soldiers were armed with “light and medium” weapons….and fighter jets, whose air strikes against the the militants “silenced their heavy sources of fire.”
Currently, there are no reports of U.S. casualties.
Looks like ISIS had grandiose ideas about how they would fare against our boys….
The U.S. troops, armed with “light and medium weapons,” and were able to inflict casualties against the ISIS fighters, forcing them to retreat, Shafaq News reported.
“US forces intervened because of ISIS started to come near the base, which they are stationed in so out of self-defense,” said Sheikh Mahmud Nimrawi, a prominent tribal leader.
The incident was the first time that American troops clashed with ISIS forces on the ground in Iraq. For several weeks, the United States has led a series of air strikes against ISIS positions in Iraq and Syria, ones aimed at crippling the militant group’s ability to move about the country and coordinate attacks.
ISIS has responded by calling on members to strike out against American interests in the United States and Canada, and also executing Western hostages. Rebels are now reportedly trying to sell the body of American journalist James Foley for a reported $1 million.
Militants are reportedly offering a DNA sample from Foley’s body to prove its authenticity.
“They ask for $1 million, and they will send DNA to Turkey, but they want the money first. They will not give the DNA without the money,” a former Syrian rebel reportedly told BuzzFeed.
The man claimed to be motivated not by greed or a quest for fame, but by a desire to help the mourning Foley family “find closure,” and deemed his outreach as part of a “humanity case.”
The U.S. forces attacked by ISIS in Iraq were part of a small group that remained in the country to offer support and training to tribal fighters.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1686751/isis-attacks-american-base-in-iraq-in-first-ever-clash-with-u-s-troops/#zjG4awDK2zdFHIoA.99
I was waiting for his order for them to stand down.
Peter where have you been ? I support the troops, I was in the military, the commander and chief does not support us vets and our troops, I suppose you want me to leave ? We need a leader , not a sympathizer of ISIS, someone who will annihilate this cancer to this world, you just keep your head in the sand or the rose colored gl$#%&!@*es on !
TaylorBloom – grow up, soon.
NUKE ISIS!
How many other attacks have not been reported stateside? Recall during Vietnam this happened on a daily basis.
At some point Obama will be out…I pray that it’s not too late to stop them
need to get more over there to help those boy’s
The rest of the world will have to be #1 in this fight, Obummer is a lost ball in high weeds. What a complete disgrace to the office…
You guys are to Hard On Our Muslim President, he’s doing his best job, Praise Allah Obama.
F NO. KillM ALL Boys. Unleash Holy Hell on them
See, this is fair cause to fight for. ISIS is terror itself, and somebody has to stop them from spreading their crazy fanaticism around the Arab states and the world. We certainly cannot police the entire world, but this is something that needs to be done.