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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.

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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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To: DesertRhino

You are correct.

Looks like they are going to suffer monstrous losses this time around.

It would be a good idea to beef up troop levels at this base though, the ragheads want to overrun it for propaganda purposes, and probably won’t stop trying.


301 posted on 02/12/2015 6:44:02 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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To: rey

That link leads to a report dated 12 February


302 posted on 02/12/2015 6:44:16 PM PST by superfries
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To: combat_boots
Surrounded 300 Marines? NUTS!

Prayers Up!

303 posted on 02/12/2015 6:52:55 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Great post.


304 posted on 02/12/2015 7:16:19 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Vermont Lt

Not a good situation for our Marines.


305 posted on 02/12/2015 7:29:23 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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To: American Guesser

God bless you and thank you for protecting me and my family and my country.


306 posted on 02/12/2015 7:31:09 PM PST by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: combat_boots

Would love to see those two goat-humpers take a bullet in the head from a sniper.


307 posted on 02/12/2015 7:32:08 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: PGR88

Absolutely!


308 posted on 02/12/2015 7:47:03 PM PST by Vernon
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Beirut.


309 posted on 02/12/2015 7:50:06 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: smoothsailing

I said this months ago and everyone said pish posh.


310 posted on 02/12/2015 8:09:00 PM PST by firebrand
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To: CondorFlight
Result: the public is enraged, and we agree to send in ground troops.

If your scenario comes to pass, then it is misfeasance from the highest levels. When the troops are sent in, they should have the Potomac on their flank.

311 posted on 02/12/2015 8:13:35 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: combat_boots

That photo is unconfirmed....as is the attack they’re pushing...wait and see...what I’ve heard is too much US air collitions support for them to attempt the base.


313 posted on 02/12/2015 8:16:06 PM PST by caww
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To: exnavy; All

Update: Watching local San Diego station KUSI - they are reporting at 10:08 pm PST: There was an attempt to break into the base - but it was a failure.

WHOO HOOO - GOD IS AWESOME ..!!!!

Thank you Lord that you watch over our military .. let us continue to thank God for his mercy and loving kindness.

Let’s continue to pray in agreement over the following scripture: Isaiah 54:17 - “No weapon formed against you shall prosper.” We need to thank the Lord that He has provided His Word to protect us.

(And .. just as an aside .. the fact people couldn’t contact the base might have been on purpose; to keep ISIS from being able to know who they might be talking to.)


316 posted on 02/12/2015 10:15:09 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: CyberAnt

apparently they were doing counter-IED training


317 posted on 02/12/2015 10:23:58 PM PST by GeronL
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To: caww

Google maps didn’t want to show me anything if I type in the name of the base,


318 posted on 02/12/2015 10:25:23 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Rome2000

Al-Baghdadi looks like a really small place... so which direction is the base?


319 posted on 02/12/2015 10:28:46 PM PST by GeronL
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To: caww

I think I found it

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Albaghdadi,+Iraq/@33.7808003,42.4455431,7482m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x155ab35841d6f25d:0x8f99771c834aeb9


320 posted on 02/12/2015 10:29:45 PM PST by GeronL
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