Iraq and ISIS Discussion

[AWP]

I know we've touched upon GPS-jamming in the past, so this isn't a surprise.

The Russians Are Jamming US Drones in Syria Because They Have Every Reason To Be

On April 10, 2018, NBC News, citing anonymous U.S. government sources, reported that Russia had been launching electronic warfare attacks against unspecified American unmanned planes for weeks.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I'm guessing this is a smoke em if you got em type a night. Well, gonna be shitty. Israeli army attacks Iranian targets in Syria in retaliation for strike on Golan Heights

 

[757]

I'm guessing this is a smoke em if you got em type a night. Well, gonna be shitty. Israeli army attacks Iranian targets in Syria in retaliation for strike on Golan Heights

I'm just glad Hezbollah didn't start firing since I have family in country at the moment

 

[ThunderHorse]

Just great.

BAGHDAD—Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, according to complete results released by the electoral commission.
The announcement came nearly a week after Iraqis cast their votes on May 12 and put Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in third place, according to seat allocations. An alliance of candidates with close ties to mostly Iranian-backed paramilitary forces came in second.
“Your vote is an honor for us,” Mr. Sadr said in a statement released on Twitter just moments after the official announcement early Saturday.

Partial results were announced earlier in the week, but allegations of irregularities and fraud delayed the complete count.
The vote was marked by record low turnout that benefited Mr. Sadr, who maintains loyal supporters who made it out to the polls when apathy kept many millions away.

Populist Cleric Sadr’s Coalition Wins Iraqi Election

 

[ThunderHorse]

So, Iraqi civilians stormed and set fire to the Iranian consulate in Basra: Iraqi protesters set fire to Iran consulate

 

[runninrunninrunnin]

That’s one hell of a bonfire.

 

[CQB]

So, Iraqi civilians stormed and set fire to the Iranian consulate in Basra: Iraqi protesters set fire to Iran consulate

The Iran/Iraq border in the south has not been agreed on for some time. Even here we have this problem now & then. Got caught in a rolling brawl at an Iranian national day celebration between some Iranians and a group of Iraqis who cruised in for the rumble. They lost.

 

[Kraut783]

Sunni vs Shia.....the struggle continues to go on...nothing to see here, business as usual.

 

[BloodStripe]

Fox News: US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017.
US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017

Congrats, you did your job. Now because this is something someone hasn't done in a while, here's a medal. Typical officer cronyism

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Fox News: US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017.
US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017

Congrats, you did your job. Now because this is something someone hasn't done in a while, here's a medal. Typical officer cronyism

Diude is uuuge!

 

[AWP]

He kept pulling the trigger until he found a missile that worked.

We have a bunch of pilots who should have medals just for keeping a cool head. Fucking Russians...

 

[Gunz]

Fox News: US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017.
US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017

Congrats, you did your job. Now because this is something someone hasn't done in a while, here's a medal. Typical officer cronyism

...and Syrian pilots aren't exactly known for winning dogfights...just ask Israel.

Hey, not to take away from Lt Cmdr Tremel's day in the sun, he done did good...but, yeah, you're kinda supposed to shoot at your enemies...

 

[The Hate Ape]

It really is that simple. ISIS is bullshit pump-and-dump, Ponzi-scheme terrorist organization. Not fascinating, intimidating, or worth half-the-hype they have regardless of how many idiots they attract from around the world with Twitter or whatever.

I cannot wait for the US to fully drop the hammer on these clowns, after about a six month campaign you’d probably see stacks of Daesh bodies burning at the borders on the horizon.

Couldn't help but recall posting this almost exactly two years ago. I feel like Nostradamus.

 

[4859]

Diude is uuuge!

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Well, if the missile misfired he could have just popped the cockpit, done a fly by, and punched the bastard down.

 

[ThunderHorse]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/politics/us-syria-withdrawal/index.html

As I've stated in this thread I never thought we should have been there and felt we only further destabilized the country when the majority of the "moderates" that we supported were not moderate on an American scale. Now...to just leave Afghanistan and Iraq...

 

[PDL]

This was a ballsy move by Trump. Yes, the Pentagon doesn't like it but that is why there is a civilian leader of the military. The Pentagon is not unbiased.

 

[CQB]

A draw down of 2,000. I seem to remember there where a lot more there over time.

 

[Brill]

Apparently they still have support inside the US.

Pittsburgh resident, Syrian man arrested on terrorism charges after planning attack on Christian church

 

[BloodStripe]

They are also growing in Afghanistan. I wouldn't be shocked to see us start funding the Taliban again.

 

[Centermass]

Still awaiting DNA confirmation, but it looks like this time, it's for real.

The United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Newsweek has learned. President Donald Trump approved the mission nearly a week before it took place. Amid reports Saturday of U.S. military helicopters over the Syria's northwestern Idlib province, a senior Pentagon official familiar with the operation and Army official briefed on the matter told Newsweek that Baghdadi was the target of the top-secret operation in the last bastion of the country's Islamist-dominated opposition, a faction that has clashed with ISIS in recent years.

A U.S. Army official briefed on the results of the operation told Newsweek that Baghdadi was killed in the raid, and the Defense Department told the White House they have "high confidence" that the high-value target killed was Baghdadi, but further verification is pending DNA and biometric testing. The senior Pentagon official said there was a brief firefight when U.S. forces entered the compound in Idlib's Barisha village and that Baghdadi then killed himself by detonating a suicide vest. Family members were present. According to Pentagon sources, no children were harmed in the raid but two Baghdadi wives were killed after detonating their own explosive vests.

Members of the Joint Special Operations Command's Delta Team carried out Saturday's high-level operation after receiving actionable intelligence, according to sources familiar with the operation. The location raided by special operations troops had been under surveillance for some time.

Trump approves Special Ops raid targeting ISIS leader Baghdadi and military says he's dead

Wack a mole or not, hopefully he's toast.