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US Backed Forces Celebrate Defeat of ISIS In Raqqa
CBS News ^ | October 17, 2017 | Holly Williams

Posted on 10/17/2017 11:21:58 AM PDT by drewh

U.S.-backed forces in Syria are celebrating the defeat of ISIS in its former stronghold of Raqqa. Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces danced and chanted in the streets. Losing Raqqa is a major blow for ISIS as the terror group once called the city its capital.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: isis; obamajvteam; raqqa; syria; third100days; trumpdod; trumpgwot; usmilitary; winning
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1 posted on 10/17/2017 11:21:58 AM PDT by drewh
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Every last ISIS demon, whether surrendered or captured, should be run through a shredder.

Just to be sure, and all...


2 posted on 10/17/2017 11:23:59 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: drewh

THANK YOU DJT.

For beating the obama JV team.

Also - a congrats for kicking them in the nuts in the Philippines too.


3 posted on 10/17/2017 11:28:31 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Golly, can’t wait to see this on the Drive-By Media . . . (crickets)


4 posted on 10/17/2017 11:31:19 AM PDT by laweeks
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How many people did Obama kill by his inaction!!!!???
5 posted on 10/17/2017 11:38:12 AM PDT by KavMan
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To: laweeks
Golly, can’t wait to see this on the Drive-By Media . . . (crickets)

Yeah, cue the imminent resurrection of heroic stories of how Obama single-handedly killed bin Laden.

6 posted on 10/17/2017 11:39:58 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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To: drewh

Good job in advising others. We can now leave ( since we are there illegally) and return Raqqa to the sovereign country of Syria ( since it is their land) who deserves much more credit along with the Russians in the battle of Raqqa. Time to go home and patrol our borders.


7 posted on 10/17/2017 11:41:47 AM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall.”)
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“How many people did Obama kill by his inaction!!!!???? “

Along with his buddies like John McCain.


8 posted on 10/17/2017 11:42:59 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Albion Wilde
Golly, can’t wait to see this on the Drive-By Media . . . (crickets)

Yeah, cue the imminent resurrection of heroic stories of how Obama single-handedly killed bin Laden.

Brain Williams was there, so it had to be true!

9 posted on 10/17/2017 11:43:47 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: drewh
Rodja Felat, the Female Commander of the Ground Forces that have liberated Raqqa from ISIS:


10 posted on 10/17/2017 11:44:50 AM PDT by BeauBo
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The picture above is the al Naim traffic circle.

ISIS famously mounted the heads of those it executed on the spikes of the fence in the center of the circle, which can be seen in the photo.


11 posted on 10/17/2017 11:47:01 AM PDT by BeauBo
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There was never any inaction with Obama. Everything he did or did not do was done intentionally. The evil he did to this country will be felt for a long time to come and much of it will still have to be discovered.


12 posted on 10/17/2017 12:01:58 PM PDT by 353FMG
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I don't think it's right that we should celebrate their defeat. That's not who we are!

As Americans, we should be concerned about their self-esteem. We should grant them refugee status and bring them to America!

Maybe NASA can develop an outreach program for them??

Ya think? LOL!

13 posted on 10/17/2017 12:06:06 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: BeauBo
YES! ol jihadi johnny aint goin to get his 72 virgins with Raqqa being captured by FEMALE Kurdish women soldiers

Their thousand year Islammy 'caliphate' lasted 2 and 1/2 years

14 posted on 10/17/2017 12:24:09 PM PDT by drewh
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To: BeauBo
SDF commander Rojda Felat walks with her group's flag at Raqqa's iconic al-Naim square on Monday


15 posted on 10/17/2017 12:36:26 PM PDT by drewh
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To: laweeks
Golly, can’t wait to see this on the Drive-By Media . . . (crickets

To be fair, the opening post did link to an article and video report from CBS News, which is certainly a charter member of the Drive-By Media.
16 posted on 10/17/2017 12:50:40 PM PDT by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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What about ISIS living in Europe? Are the Euros celebrating too?


17 posted on 10/17/2017 12:51:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: drewh

Should read: “US-backed forces celebrate defeating other US-backed forces”

War is the ultimate elixir of the Permanent State. It’s sufficiently desirable to justify creating and funding all warring parties, if necessary.

I’m merely observing, not moralizing or preachifying. War kept me gainfully employed for 30 years and is paying my pension. My job was to arm our guys on the battlefield with superior weapons, but far too often the devices actually went...other places.

ISIS may be finished in Syria (damn Russians!), but now that it’s ensconced in the intelligence arm of the Permanent State and has the advantages of all the tools and resources of the State , it would seem to have a vibrant and bloody future domestically. Las Vegas being an introduction, a how-do-you-do.

Unless, that is, Trump can do something about it while keeping his head. A very tall order.


18 posted on 10/17/2017 1:16:17 PM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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Wonderful picture! Thank you BB for posting it.

Twilight Zone worthy moment: a woman commander hoisting the flag of victory over the bombed out ruins of a once thriving town. May their future be better for these troops have earned it!


19 posted on 10/17/2017 4:35:42 PM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine and education and the forests!)
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To: drewh

Not sure what it is about this picture but it screams fake at me.


20 posted on 10/17/2017 8:07:42 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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