Posted on 08/12/2016 2:30:00 PM PDT by Lorianne
Images published by BBC depict soldiers securing the perimeter of a rebel army base following an attack by Islamic State
The first images of what appear to be British special forces operating on the ground in Syria have emerged, showing vehicles patrolling near the scene of an attack by Islamic State.
The pictures were taken in June and were first published by the BBC.
It is believed to be the first time British forces have been photographed operating inside Syria, where they are engaged in relatively small numbers in wide-ranging roles that include surveillance, advisory and combat.
The images depict British special forces sitting on Thalab long-range patrol vehicles as they move around the perimeter of a rebel base close to the Syria-Iraq border.
The Thalab (Fox) vehicles are essentially modified, militarised and upgraded Toyota 4x4s used for long distance reconnaissance and surveillance missions, which were developed jointly in the middle of the last decade by a state-backed defence company in Jordan and the UK company Jankel.
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I hear regime change and nation building is a fantastic idea that works every time its tried
UK’s ruling elite lets the British Isles be invaded and taken over (soon) by enemy IslamoNazi terrorists
so maybe its just tit for tat? UK military invading, maybe trying to take over Syria?
sort of like a prisoner swap by the ruling elite, only it is the average Joe citizens/subjects that are the prisoners being swapped
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
The Russians do it just swimmingly.
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