Posted on 11/08/2014 2:30:11 PM PST by jimbo123
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was “critically wounded” when a U.S.-led air strike targeted the western Iraqi border town of al-Qaim, tribal sources told Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday.
U.S. Central Command confirmed in a statement that U.S.-led air strikes targeted ISIS leaders near their northern Iraqi hub of Mosul late Friday, without confirming whether Baghdadi was killed, AFP reported.
“This strike demonstrates the pressure we continue to place on the ISIL [ISIS] terrorist network and the group's increasingly limited freedom to maneuver, communicate and command," US Central Command said.
Anbar province MP Mohammad al-Karbuli told Al Arabiya News Channel that coalition aircraft had targeted a gathering of ISIS leaders in al-Qaim that led to the killing of tens of people and wounded.
Karbuli said chaos ensued the air raid with ISIS members scrambling to transport their wounded to al-Qaim hospital which was overwhelmed with the number of patients.
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It makes sense. If it’d been before the election, the media would’ve been full of pictures of Obama in the situation room, saving America.
Al Baghdadi down ping
Cool... This war is like having an MLB pitching staff as the air support, with ground troops like a HS batting lineup.
Kinda like a reverse-Benghazi. Karma for everybody.
God I love the u.s. Military
It’s a signal to his Muslim brethren. Whereas Iraq is Iraq, and Syria is Syria, the Levant encompasses an area including the whole of Israel, this implicitly recognizing their jurisdiction, wink wink.
Karbuli said chaos ensued the air raid with ISIS members scrambling to transport their wounded to al-Qaim hospital which was overwhelmed with the number of patients.
More likely he will wind up a guest in Gre’thor.
I hope this is true.
Because ISIL means the Islamic State in the Levant.
The Levant is an area which includes the State of Israel.
It's Muslim buddy-buddy codespeak.
FUBO!
Believe me, FRiend, NOTHING from these guys shocks me anymore!
McCain is sad that this happened.
Oh darn! I thought it said “IRS” CHIEF...
Ha! Don’t let dyslexia raise false hopes.
I hope we got him! Without this leader the IS may just fall apart.
Let’ s nurse me back to health,so we can release him again!
Who knows if this is true or not. I don’t believe anything coming from this Administration.
WHAT HAPPEN?
I guess the powers that be must have talked to the Chechen who said he knew where al-barfbadi was.
Because ISIS is probably offensive to ISIS, because Isis is a pagan goddess. Which I personally consider an excellent reason to use it, but I’m not really, really smart like Barry and his entourage.
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