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Sources: U.S. Special Operations forces kill ISIS commander Abu Sayyaf in Syria raid
CNN ^ | May 16, 2015 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 05/16/2015 5:29:49 AM PDT by McGruff

U.S. Special Operations forces killed a senior ISIS commander during a raid intended to capture him in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday, sources familiar with what happened on the ground in Syria told CNN.

The ISIS commander, Abu Sayyaf, who was in charge of ISIS' oil and gas operations and directly and increasingly involved in ISIS command and control, fought capture and was killed in the raid, the sources said.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: abusayyaf; asg; commandoraid; commandos; isis; isiscommander; sayyaf; specialops; syria; ummsayyaf
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To: McGruff

Obama will of course take credit. That aside, God bless and protect the brave Special Ops forces who put their lives on the line, and particularly the ones who bagged this scumbag Abu Sayyaf. I hope nobody outs them.


41 posted on 05/16/2015 6:32:33 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: McGruff

Kool.


42 posted on 05/16/2015 6:32:39 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Fox on the band wagon now.


43 posted on 05/16/2015 6:32:57 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: McGruff

Umm Sayyaf?

Why do I have a feeling that she will wind up as a hero to the left and as Hillary’s SecDef.


44 posted on 05/16/2015 6:35:07 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Liawatha, because we need to beat a real commie, not a criminal posing as one.)
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To: normbal

“GOOD thing President Obeyme isn’t a republican, huh?”

They’re ALWAYS “top” or “senior” commanders killed/captured when it’s a Democrat president.

Otherwise, it would have been a strike on a wedding party or funeral.


45 posted on 05/16/2015 6:43:56 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: b4its2late

“Kool.”

“Kudos”, that’s the reaction they hoped for.


46 posted on 05/16/2015 6:45:41 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: LUV W

I agree, we need more of them to join this guy, starting with that smart ass in Boston.


47 posted on 05/16/2015 6:48:36 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: McGruff; LucyT; azishot

Ping......

Maybe Ash Carter, intelligence and the military are exerting pressure on the child in chief to kill his buddies.

Imprisoned Americans in Iran deserve a try. But no, the grand legacy deal to award Iran nukes and a manufacturing bonus of $50 bil would be in jeopardy. Besides, we can’t trust ValJar not to alert her ayatollahs to capture or kill the American team.


48 posted on 05/16/2015 6:52:38 AM PDT by melancholy
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To: FreeAtlanta
They put her out back...
49 posted on 05/16/2015 7:07:30 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: treetopsandroofs

“They’re ALWAYS “top” or “senior” commanders killed/captured when it’s a Democrat president.

Otherwise, it would have been a strike on a wedding party or funeral.”

You’re absolutely right.


50 posted on 05/16/2015 7:15:11 AM PDT by melancholy
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To: MeshugeMikey
"We want photos"

Abu Sayyaf's wife, Umm Sayyaf's reaction at the moment of the raid.


51 posted on 05/16/2015 8:14:03 AM PDT by A_Niceguy_in_CA
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To: normbal

Time to bring back Letters of Marque and Reprisal.

L


52 posted on 05/16/2015 8:31:56 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: McGruff

I thought Obama as CinC was the most humane potus possible. He just used drones sending missiles for his daily ‘kill list’.

That’s what they told me.


53 posted on 05/16/2015 8:45:32 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: McGruff

why did this story even get revealed.....???????

isnt it better to let them be found dead one by one and WONDER WHAT’S GOING ON

RE: obl
delta recruits whoever they need.... including seals
besides it was bendoverbarrythebathhouseboy who revealed the seals involvement and put out a “story” and it was EX SEALS who as private cits are entitled to free speech to correct lies and phony stories... BESIDES THE WH LET HONKEYWOOD INTO THE CIA SECRET ENCLAVES TO FABRICATE A FAVORABLE STORY THAT PUBLICIZED A VERSION OF THE STORY AND THE SEALS INVOLVEMENT AND THE ALLEGED DETAILS OF HOW IT WENT DOWN
wasn’t it panetta who blew the doctors cover.... and NOTHING HAPPENED TO HIM..... libs live by a double standard and should be held accountable


54 posted on 05/16/2015 9:08:50 AM PDT by zzwhale
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To: McGruff

“They” said he was dead. They wanted to capture him, but he was killed.

Why don’t I accept this? If he had been captured, then we could see him with our own eyes. But— dead— anyone could be used in pictures.


55 posted on 05/16/2015 9:18:28 AM PDT by Exit148 ((Loose Change Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
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To: McGruff

They were probably all wearing tennies so nobody can make claims about boots on the ground.


56 posted on 05/16/2015 9:45:42 AM PDT by ArmstedFragg (Hoaxey Dopey Changey)
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To: knarf

That was my first reaction. Abu Sayyaf is a terrorist group in the Philippines, but.. A person’s name? Something’s not right here. Maybe they killed Al-Baghdadi? Now, that would be a hit, although he’s probably already dead.


57 posted on 05/16/2015 10:01:31 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Right Brother

Abu Sayyaf is a TERRORIST GROUP NOT A PERSON. This story is most-likely BS, invented in an attempt to boost 0bama’s ratings with regards to whose side he is on in the WOT. His ‘Christian mask’ has slipped badly so they decided to shift it back onto his black Muslim face.


58 posted on 05/16/2015 10:08:45 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
"That was my first reaction. Abu Sayyaf is a terrorist group in the Philippines, but.. A person’s name? Something’s not right here...."

..... Yup ..... either more great investigative reporting by CNN or the Whitehouse was in such a rush to get the hastily prepared talking points out to the party faithful media wonks that they forgot to fact check their own report. Perhaps a fine mix of both.

59 posted on 05/16/2015 10:11:51 AM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: norwaypinesavage

“”Levant” is a region of the middle east where the state we know as “Israel” isn’t shown. Using it is a way that Obama can diss Israel.”

Well said. There is indeed rhyme and reason as the way this administration operates.


60 posted on 05/16/2015 10:12:47 AM PDT by Amish with an attitude
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