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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


(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alasadairbase; albaghdadi; gwot; iraq; isis; marines; ramadi; usmc
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To: freepersup

Thanks for the information. And thanks for your service.


201 posted on 02/12/2015 3:37:31 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: 21twelve

Rules of engagement should be: kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em out.


202 posted on 02/12/2015 3:38:34 PM PST by exnavy (Got ammo, Godspeed)
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To: rights with responsibilities

That probably means the Marines killed them all (wishful thinking lol).


203 posted on 02/12/2015 3:38:56 PM PST by InsidiousMongo
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To: combat_boots

Let me guess.. The Marines sent to Ramadi are on the top of some ‘kill list’ derived from Emails read by the NSA per Obama?


204 posted on 02/12/2015 3:42:56 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: exnavy

Thank you for joining me exnavy .. where ever two or more are gathered in HIS name, there HE is in the midst of them.

GOD is good.


205 posted on 02/12/2015 3:43:41 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: exnavy

Barry will order the U.S. Marines to surrender all of their weapons. Yemen was just practice.


206 posted on 02/12/2015 3:44:02 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Talisker
Can't use Warthogs anymore, they're raciest.
207 posted on 02/12/2015 3:45:46 PM PST by Shady (We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
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To: Raycpa

I honor your son and his comrades. But until we return to the process of declaring war, and not finishing until we are done...this will continue.

I am hard pressed to recommend military service to anyone until this loser is out of office.


208 posted on 02/12/2015 3:46:16 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Shady

Why the very name Warthog, which is related to a pig is Islamophobic.


209 posted on 02/12/2015 3:46:35 PM PST by InsidiousMongo
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All contributions are for the current quarter expenses.


210 posted on 02/12/2015 3:48:26 PM PST by RedMDer (I don't listen to Liars but when I do I know it's Barack Obama.)
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To: All

CNN just mentioned this story. Sounds like Wolf is going to be doing a segment on it after the commercial break.


211 posted on 02/12/2015 3:49:35 PM PST by McGruff (WeÂ’re leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, - Barack Obama)
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To: All

If A-10s are used, I really hope the USAF loaded all of them with 30mm PGU-13/b incendiary ammo with a bacon grease marinade integrated into the rounds.


212 posted on 02/12/2015 3:49:47 PM PST by InsidiousMongo
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To: PGR88

“Being a US soldier under people like Obama and Kerry is the most dangerous job one can have. Political correctness and leftism are deadly.”

First thing people should think about while at the ballot box is “do I want this person as commander in chief of the armed forces?” Apparently not many thought that way.


213 posted on 02/12/2015 3:50:26 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: Shady

What?


214 posted on 02/12/2015 3:53:21 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: McGruff

CNN just mentioned this story. Sounds like Wolf is going to be doing a segment on it after the commercial break.
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Wolf had the SpokesGal from the State Department on about 2 hours ago. He could easily asked: “Can you confirm that the Airbase is under fire?” He didn’t. Nothing was learned.


215 posted on 02/12/2015 3:54:05 PM PST by InterceptPoint (Remember Mississippi)
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To: miliantnutcase

Well, they’re not going to send a QRF or any air assets to buzz the savages because they have no way of knowing how long the attack is going to last.../sarc (see Benghazi)


216 posted on 02/12/2015 3:54:14 PM PST by JewishRighter
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To: combat_boots
You are welcome- I cringe when I post to a thread without having read all of the posts, just knowing I've stuck my foot in my mouth... I was pretty confident there was some confusion with the reporting versus the facts on the ground. I imagine that there are AH 1 Cobra helo gun ships, UH 1 Iroquois helo gun ships, FA 18 Super Hornet fighter jets and 105mm and 155m artillery ready to repel ISIS. There are probably some drones overhead, armed and unarmed, along with some AC 130 Hercules Spectre gun ships on base, nearby, in flight to, or on call for the bases's air support.

Thank you for your service as well.

217 posted on 02/12/2015 3:54:27 PM PST by freepersup (Patrolling the waters off Free Republic one dhow at a time.)
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To: All

Updated story: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/02/new-photos-fighting-inside-al-asad-airbase-isis-assault-on-us-fortified-iraqi-base/

Pix of nighttime attack on base


218 posted on 02/12/2015 3:54:33 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Talisker

Wart HOG, Bacon? Whatever.


219 posted on 02/12/2015 3:57:41 PM PST by Shady (We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

I echo your prayer. I will say nothing further at this time.


220 posted on 02/12/2015 3:59:57 PM PST by jocon307 (Tell it like it is.)
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