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ISIS fighter killed by drone bomb he was operating after it ran low on battery and flew back
The Sun ^ | 8/25/2019 | Stephen Moyes

Posted on 08/27/2019 8:08:10 AM PDT by Gamecock

Full Title: JIHADI KARMA ISIS fighter killed by drone bomb he was operating after it ran low on battery and flew back

AN ISIS terrorist blew himself up when the drone bomb he was operating ran low on battery — and flew back.

The idiotic killer was targeting allied forces after the Battle for Mosul in northern Iraq.

He had customised his weapon to carry plastic explosive and planned to detonate it by troops based in the city.

But his plan backfired because he had forgotten to sufficiently charge the device.

Civilian drones — as weaponised by ISIS — automatically 'boomerang' back to their point of launch when they start to run out of power.

They are programmed to return to prevent owners losing their machines.

OPERATION SHADER UK troops — including the SAS — are training Iraqi soldiers as part of Operation Shader and are plagued by drone attacks.

A security source said: “We receive intelligence from locals about enemy activity and tactics.

“We learned this idiot had wired up his drone with explosives but was killed when it’s batteries ran low and it flew home.

“With a weak signal for some reason it detonated over his head.

“This caused quite a laugh for us but the drone threat is very real. The fighter killed himself last year due to his own ineptitude, but is still keeping moral high today.” ISIS has become advanced in its use of drone weapons, which it dubs its ‘air force’.

The battle for Mosul ended officially in 2017 but British troops are still training Iraqis there.

Although the battle for the city was won, the drone threat is ongoing.

DRONE THREAT Customised commercial versions — such as the £1,200 Chinese-made DJI Phantom — are used as flying bombs or to carry munitions to drop.

The source said a common, simple and effective tactic is to push a hand grenade — with pin pulled — in a steel tube attached to the aircraft.

Once over the target the drone is remotely dipped so the grenade slides out of the tube, releasing the trigger mechanism.

Some grenades are adapted with fins attached to help them fly more accurately.

Iraqi security forces then came up with their own response, by attaching shuttlecock feathers to their own grenades, again dropped by drone, to help guide the munitions to the ground.

The source added: “Drone warfare is hugely effective for insurgents.

“They can see where we are operating, choose targets then launch a coordinated attack from up to three miles away.

“They are very hard to shoot down with small arms. The most effective response is to find the operators and kill them on sight.

“The hapless ISIS fighter blew himself up months ago and the hope is his stupidity will put off other insurgents.”


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To: Buckeye McFrog

Now that is truly comical.


41 posted on 08/27/2019 1:07:03 PM PDT by Nothingburger
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To: Berosus

“I hope he gets a Darwin Award!”

We don’t know how many kids he may have fathered...


42 posted on 08/27/2019 1:22:13 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

As a goat humper, he may have fathered many...kids.


43 posted on 08/27/2019 1:23:58 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Gamecock

Funniest headline I have read in a long time.


44 posted on 08/27/2019 1:26:59 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Magnum44

Someone should tell him to stop hogging all of the stupid.


45 posted on 08/27/2019 2:09:32 PM PDT by sgt_lau (Being tolerant to the most intolerant people on the planet is a losing proposition. Reject islam.)
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To: sgt_lau

LOL. As he is now enjoying his 72 virgins (I wont post the Helen Thomas pics) I think he has hogged all the stupid he will ever hog.


46 posted on 08/27/2019 2:13:54 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: rjsimmon
If you are killed by your own stupidity do you still get 72 virgins?
Yeah, but they look like this:

or this:


47 posted on 08/27/2019 4:50:09 PM PDT by Oatka
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