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 $1 million, and they will send DNA to Turkey, but they want the money first. They will not give the DNA without the money,” a former Syrian rebel reportedly told BuzzFeed.
The man claimed to be motivated not by greed or a quest for fame, but by a desire to help the mourning Foley family “find closure,” and deemed his outreach as part of a “humanity case.”
The U.S. forces attacked by ISIS in Iraq were part of a small group that remained in the country to offer support and training to tribal fighters.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1686751/isis-attacks-american-base-in-iraq-in-first-ever-clash-with-u-s-troops/#zjG4awDK2zdFHIoA.99
Peter, are you living in reality?Most Americans support our troops 100%. We just dont know who Obumbles is supporting because its obvious, he is not 100% and not solely on our side. Why cant the jack$#%&!@* just come out and say we’re at war against radical islam.
Where did isis get all the Ford trucks?
We still have troops on the ground in Iraq. What happened to that whole “Mission Accomplished” thing I saw a while back??
Obama was going to check in on that action, but he had an early tee time.
I agree. No one is that stupid. They were checking out weapons and response
I have a friend in Qatar but he’ll be going into Iraq in few weeks. None of this looks good. At least when Saddam in there we had an eye on him. This is a mess
Sorry Jeff you take the idiot award…..nothing about Bush was correct. Right-wing $#%&!@*hats like you $#%&!@* and whine about the Democrats voting for military action in Iraq, then you accuse the Dems of being obstructionists….can’t have it both ways.
Yep it was Bush and Cheney who lied about the reasons to invade Iraq…..then Cheney outed a CIA operative in retaliation for her husband exposing the lies about yellowcake uranium.
Carla you are $#%&!@*ed in the head….go back to your alternate universe.
Isis can only murder unarmed, helpless people. Against American Soldiers, they don’t stand a chance.