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The Hog Puts The Hurt On ISIS.
http://www.iraqinews.com ^ | 01/15/2014 | Abdelhak Mamoun

Posted on 01/16/2015 10:00:25 AM PST by ThinkingBuddha

On Thursday, a local source in Nineveh province said, that the ‘Wild Boar’ aircraft which belongs to the U.S. Air Force has carried out four air strikes that killed and wounded dozens of ISIS elements, adding that the aircraft sparked panic in the ranks of ISIS.

The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “The U.S. aircraft A-10 Warthog (Wild Boar) carried out, at dawn today, four air strikes on gatherings of ISIS elements in the village of Sultan Abdullah in Makhmour district, southeast Mosul,” adding that, “The raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of ISIS elements.”

The source, who requested anonymity, added, “The aircraft sparked panic in the ranks of ISIS after bombing its elements and flying in spaces close to the ground,” adding that, “Elements of the terrorist organization targeted the aircraft with 4 Strela missiles and but that did not cause it any damage, prompting the remaining elements of the organization to leave the bodies of their dead and carry the wounded to escape towards the Shirqat district (120 km north of Tikrit).”

(Excerpt) Read more at iraqinews.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: a10; hog; hogs; iraq; isis; warthog; wildboar
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I wonder how the F-35 is going to do in this role?
1 posted on 01/16/2015 10:00:25 AM PST by ThinkingBuddha
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To: ThinkingBuddha

Meet the pig! He is not your friend . So appropriate the warthog got them


2 posted on 01/16/2015 10:04:01 AM PST by Figment
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To: ThinkingBuddha

So, we are attacking ISIS elements? Inert, or chemically reactive?


3 posted on 01/16/2015 10:05:23 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

No kidding. An intelligent congress and defense department would recreate the A10 assembly lines and make 10,ooo new ones.


4 posted on 01/16/2015 10:05:57 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
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To: Figment

The language is entertaining ... LOVE it.


5 posted on 01/16/2015 10:06:27 AM PST by knarf
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To: Figment

Hey, all the WartHog’s ammo is lubed with LARD LARD LARD LARD! Ha ha ha ha. mmmm, one can dream.


6 posted on 01/16/2015 10:06:38 AM PST by captain_dave
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“The raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of ISIS elements.”
Element?

So Isis has their own Periodic table? Jihadium? Mohamedenium? Talabanium? Alquedium? Good night...
7 posted on 01/16/2015 10:06:58 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

8 posted on 01/16/2015 10:07:08 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

At 12x the cost, 5x the altitude and 3x the groud speed and 1/8 as effective.


9 posted on 01/16/2015 10:07:54 AM PST by Usagi_yo (It's not possible to give success. Only opportunity. Success is earned on it's own right.)
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To: Liberty Valance

One can fall in love with the name and look of The Hog


10 posted on 01/16/2015 10:08:16 AM PST by knarf
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To: ThinkingBuddha

11 posted on 01/16/2015 10:08:17 AM PST by JPG (The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
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To: ThinkingBuddha

12 posted on 01/16/2015 10:08:27 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Offend a Christian and he is obliged to pray for you. Offend a Muslim and he is obliged to kill you.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

*element*

what is that do they mean people?

Duh


13 posted on 01/16/2015 10:08:32 AM PST by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: ThinkingBuddha
A-10 Warthogs Attack!


14 posted on 01/16/2015 10:09:38 AM PST by captain_dave
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To: ThinkingBuddha

All this thing does is kick ass and take names and the Air Force still hates it. Let the Marines and Army take them.


15 posted on 01/16/2015 10:10:06 AM PST by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: Uversabound

Can we call those bearded savages “people”??


16 posted on 01/16/2015 10:11:24 AM PST by GeronL
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Why IS that ?

It's a war machine, effectively used in war

17 posted on 01/16/2015 10:12:48 AM PST by knarf
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To: ThinkingBuddha
Badass bird.

Not sure how to improve it, but now that it's been in the field for a while and battle tested, I would love to see someone (on our side) try to make it even better.

If it can't be improved with a new version, then build some more.

18 posted on 01/16/2015 10:15:34 AM PST by GBA (Just a hick in paradise)
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All this thing does is kick ass and take names and the Air Force still hates it. Let the Marines and Army take them.

The Marines want no part of the A-10.

19 posted on 01/16/2015 10:15:46 AM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: BigEdLB
>> “The raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of ISIS elements.”
> Element?

From Military Terms:

element
An organization formed around a specific function within a designated directorate of a joint force commander’s headquarters.
The subordinate components of an element usually are functional cells.

20 posted on 01/16/2015 10:16:51 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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