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ISIS SEIZES RAMADI CITY – 300 US Marines Trapped at Base – Contact With Base Lost
Gateway Pundit ^ | 2/12/2015 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 02/12/2015 1:26:41 PM PST by combat_boots

ISIS fighters seized most of Ramadi – where 300 US Marines are stationed training Iraqi Forces.

isis blood

Al-Asad base is near the city – where 300 Marines are stationed.

The US Marines at Al-Asad airbase has been under frequent attack since January.
But today ISIS seized large swaths of the city.

UNCONFIRMED: There are initial reports of ISIS attack/capture of al-Asad air base in which there are over 300 U.S. marines

— Chemi Shalev (@ChemiShalev) February 12, 2015

The al-Asad air base is near the town of al-Baghadai in Western Iraq, apparently captured a few hours ago by ISIS

— Chemi Shalev (@ChemiShalev) February 12, 2015

The ISIS linked Twitter accounts are tweeting about the developments.

Needful to report that several tens of #USA 'advisers' and #Marines soldiers are now trapped inside the base as we speak #Anbar #Iraq #ISIS

— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) February 12, 2015

Iraqi officials say they have lost contact with the base.

Sahwa leader Naim al-Kaoud: We lost contact with several #Iraq|i tribes units inside Asad air-base since few hours.. #Anbar #USA #ISIS

— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) February 12, 2015

#BreakingNews Source: #ISIS has gained control on at least one building inside Asad airbase but sustaining heavy losses.. #Anbar #USA #Iraq

— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) February 12, 2015

ISIS is openly mocking Obama.

Pres. Obama: ISIS "is on the defensive" and ISIS "is going to lose" hmm it doesn´t make sense at all but who is atacking al assad air base?

— SAIYAN INFIDEL 4 (@micaelmorais) February 12, 2015


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alasadairbase; albaghdadi; gwot; iraq; isis; marines; ramadi; usmc
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Iraqis now saying contact with the base is lost, per Twitter
1 posted on 02/12/2015 1:26:41 PM PST by combat_boots
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http://uk.businessinsider.com/isis-took-control-of-town-holding-us-marines-2015-2


2 posted on 02/12/2015 1:28:19 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: combat_boots

Those are certainly some reliable reports, right there /Sarc

Brian Williams himself couldn’t have done better


3 posted on 02/12/2015 1:29:33 PM PST by centurion316
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To: combat_boots

Our armed forces should come home until the Rules of Engagement are rewritten by WARRIORS.

If it takes more than 1 page, they failed.


4 posted on 02/12/2015 1:29:45 PM PST by G Larry (I'm not here to make liberals happy.)
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To: combat_boots

Did Kerry order the Marines to surrender their weapons?


5 posted on 02/12/2015 1:29:52 PM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: combat_boots

God, please protect our heroes and destroy those who wish to do them harm!!


6 posted on 02/12/2015 1:29:53 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: combat_boots

I’d imagine our Marines are relegated to playing tiddly winks while all this transpires...


7 posted on 02/12/2015 1:30:04 PM PST by refermech
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To: combat_boots

300 Marines?

ISIS is in trouble

Unless of course General Susan Rice directed ROE that Marine trainers each be assigned 2 bullets, lest they hurt a muslim


8 posted on 02/12/2015 1:30:21 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: combat_boots

This makes me sad. My son’s 2nd Iraq deployment with USMC was in Ramadi.


9 posted on 02/12/2015 1:30:30 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: combat_boots

Who is supplying and rearming ISIS? How do they have the means to keep overrunning and occupying various places?


10 posted on 02/12/2015 1:30:51 PM PST by Cecily
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To: combat_boots

carpet bomb the surroundin area ... make glass out of a 5 mi radius ... go in ... get our guys and let them all rot in hell


11 posted on 02/12/2015 1:32:05 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
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To: combat_boots; LucyT

Prayers up for our Marines.


12 posted on 02/12/2015 1:32:15 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: combat_boots

Are there no Americans left in the EXEMPT Congress
or the Moslem-Brotherhood-Pentagon?

NONE?


13 posted on 02/12/2015 1:32:52 PM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: combat_boots

Did they have to give up their weapons like the marines evacuating?


14 posted on 02/12/2015 1:33:17 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: combat_boots

This wouldn’t surprise me
but so far we don’t have much to go on except info and tweets from ISIS
is that correct as far as you know?


15 posted on 02/12/2015 1:33:43 PM PST by RWGinger
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To: combat_boots

So, did they lose the twitter feed or all contact?


16 posted on 02/12/2015 1:34:02 PM PST by rfreedom4u (Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
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To: combat_boots

How many months will it take Obama to do something


17 posted on 02/12/2015 1:34:12 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Cecily

We are silly, got to keep the game going.


18 posted on 02/12/2015 1:34:15 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: combat_boots

So, the ISIS goathumpers have 300 more hostages to blackmail our government with.

Thank you Obama... you muzzie bastard!


19 posted on 02/12/2015 1:34:41 PM PST by miserare ("Reverence for life--life of all kinds--is the first principle of civilization." ~~Schweitzer)
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To: Cecily
Iraq is a minefield of munitions and weaponry. Part of the problem of fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan is the constant transfer of arms and resupply into the country.

Previous wars in Korea and Vietnam were similar if you get my drift.

20 posted on 02/12/2015 1:34:41 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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