U.S. airstrike targets ISIS leader in eastern Syria.
https://t.co/RtzKlBhXKE pic.twitter.com/A6IFnUGlXB
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 9, 2023
Posted on 07/09/2023 9:10:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday that they used MQ-9 reaper drones to take out ISIS leader Usamah al-Muhajir in Eastern Syria. No civilian casualties have been reported.
U.S. airstrike targets ISIS leader in eastern Syria.
https://t.co/RtzKlBhXKE pic.twitter.com/A6IFnUGlXB— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 9, 2023
“We have made it clear that we remain committed to the defeat of ISIS throughout the region,” said CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Kurilla. “ISIS remains a threat, not only to the region but well beyond.”
The CENTCOM press release said that the operation will hurt ISIS’s attempts at further acts of terror:
This will disrupt and degrade ISIS’s ability to plant and conduct terror attacks. However, CENTCOM’s operations against ISIS, alongside partner forces in Iraq and Syria, will continue in order to achieve the group’s enduring defeat.
The release continued, pointing out that the MA-9 drones used had been harassed earlier in the day by Russian aircraft in an almost two-hour encounter.
Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, commander, 9th AF and CFACC for CENTCOM, explained the harassment:
Russian military aircraft engaged in unsafe and unprofessional behavior Thursday, 9:30 a.m. local time, while interacting with U.S. MQ-9 drones carrying out our D-ISIS mission in Syria.
Russian aircraft dropped flares in front of the drones and flew dangerously close, endangering the safety of all aircraft involved.
Russian jets routinely harass U.S. drones, flying into their path and forcing them to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
In fact, it had already happened earlier that day, said Grynkewich:
This is the second instance of dangerous behaviors by Russian pilots within the past 24 hours, with the first happening Wednesday at approximately 10:40 a.m. local time.
He added: that the Russian pilots were acting unprofessionally and needed to “cease this reckless behavior and adhere to the standards of behavior expected of a professional air force, so we can resume our focus on the enduring defeat of ISIS.”
This Twitter poster claims this is footage of one of the times Russians harassed our aircraft:
An American MQ9 drone filming the moment the thermal balloons were launched by a Russian SU-35 warplane over the city of Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo. pic.twitter.com/ByUQpbWhoR
— Vlogging Northwestern Syria (@timtams83) July 6, 2023
The U.S. maintains about 900 troops deployed in Syria who primarily work with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in their struggle against Islamic State militants.
The Jerusalem Post labels Usamah al-Muhajir an “ISIS leader in eastern Syria.” They describe the complicated region:
[Eastern Syria] …is a large area controlled by the SDF, generally consisting of territory east of the Euphrates river. West of the Euphrates the Syrian regime, which is backed by Russia and Iran is in control. Iranian-backed militias patrol areas along the river, from Albukamal to Deir Ezzor. ISIS members have sought refuge in desert areas, either east or west of the Euphrates, sometimes striking at locals, such as murdering people who go out in the desert to forage. In northwestern Syria ISIS also operates under the radar, often using the cover of other extremist groups, such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to screen their movements. Turkey invaded parts of northwest Syria beginning in 2016. In 2018 Turkey took over the Kurdish area of Afrin, expelling Kurds and inviting in many Turkish-backed Syrian rebel groups. Extremist groups, such as ISIS and similar extremists, have often infiltrated these areas.
Now there’s one less terrorist we have to worry about.
Too bad they can’t mount a couple stingers on a Reaper...
Where’s all the fake libtard peace activists that crawled out of the woodwork when Trump whacked Salami?
I guess they’re all dead now 😏
This isn’t about ISIS. Hell we were supporting them at one point when they were fighting Assad. This is about pipelines that others want to transit through Syria but Assad won’t allow it so they wanted to depose him.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the “Jerusalem Post” in a June 30th interview that anti-aircraft weapons given to Ukraine are now with Iranian forces on Israel’s borders as in Lebanon and Syria.
Thanks Joe.
“Russian military aircraft engaged in unsafe and unprofessional behavior...”
They always say this and it makes our generals sound whiney and gay. We aren’t there for ISIS, we are there to overthrow Assad and are too stupid to know it’s over. We actually claim “airspace” there and are shocked and offended when the Syrian’s actual ally, there by invitation flies around.
Also, as we kvetch about Crimea and the Donbass. We are busy breaking off an oil rich hunk of Syria by force.
“Rules based order” ya know...
Unbelievable moron.
This coming from us is funny.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore
Guess where a lot of the arms we supplied ended up?
Guess what some of those fighters that ended up being recruited actually were?
And now we want to spin it like we’re on a crusade against ISIS terrorists? Funny.
***We’re on a anti-Russian (((conquest))). Russia is weak, we know that, and we’re economic competitors (oil). Syria is a formal Russian ally and OPEC oil producing nation which is surely just coincidental.***
We have been attacking the Russians on every corner of the earth for a few years now: Libya (oil producer), Venezuela (oil producer), Syria (oil producer), Iraq (oil producer), Republic of Georgia, Ukraine...
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
2. We could mount several types of lightweight AA missiles on a Predator or Reaper, not just from the U.S. arsenal. Would be nice to take out a couple MIGS etc as a warning not to interfere in our anti-ISIS ops.
All it takes is a realistic but mission defined/limited strategy, the proper weapons and the WILL to do it.
“… Would be nice to take out a couple MIGS etc as a warning not to interfere in our anti-ISIS ops.…”
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This piece was written to lead the readers to MISTAKENLY think the MIGS were interfering with the anti-ISIS mission. That was NOT the case. Please read more carefully.
The good old ISIS boogeyman.
One less muslim in the world is a good thing.
(Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the “Jerusalem Post” in a June 30th interview that anti-aircraft weapons given to Ukraine are now with Iranian forces on Israel’s borders as in Lebanon and Syria.)
Oops....... great, just great....
We have no business being there.
Zelenskyy is a Jew, so it’s okay.
So is Soros, Fink, and the Rothschilds.
So are Blinken, Nuland, Yellin, Powell,..
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-in-the-biden-administration
Maybe don’t blame the retarded Irish Catholic…
“ Russian jets routinely harass U.S. drones, flying into their path and forcing them to take evasive action to avoid a collision.”
If the Russian pilots are dumb enough to set up a mid air collision with an unmanned drone I say give them their wish.
L
Too bad these drones aren’t patrolling our borders. Another nonsense “national interest” killing. But we all know big a threat an ISIS invasion is here in the US.
/s
Yet we are. Play to win or don’t play at all.
The irony of Zelensky being President in Ukraine is that the “Jewish President” sends “Ukrainian Nazis” on suicide missions against the Russians.
He’s killing off his Nazis and scattering their loved ones to other nations as refugees.
A Counter-Diaspora if you will.
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