During a Pentagon News briefing held on January 23rd, 2015 Rear Admiral Kirby confirmed that the US military has ever intention of continuing its training of what he called “moderate Syrian opposition” forces as part of ongoing counter- ISIL operations. Despite serious concerns by some members of Congress about this whole idea, including such members as […]
Pentagon calculates the cost to kill ISIS stands at around $1.1 billion dollars so far!
Since mid-June the Pentagon has spent approximately $1.1 billion on fighting the ISIS terrorist group. The US Air Force has spent hundreds of millions dropping some 1,000 smart bombs and rockets during its sorties. Each smart bomb costs an average of $25,000 – $40,000 a piece. More than 240 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have been conducted by […]
Pentagon confirms the deaths of numerous senior and med level ISIS leaders in Iraq and Syria
On December 18, 2014 Rear Admiral Kirby, the Pentagon’s Press Secretary confirmed the fact that the US has killed numerous high and mi level ISIL commander in Iraq and Syria – an exact count was not given: “I can confirm that since mid-November, targeted coalition airstrikes successfully killed multiple senior and mid-level leaders within the […]
Civilians reported killed in US airstrikes in Syria, Pentagon refuses comment
At least 10 civilians have been reported killed in coalition airstrikes against Islamic State forces in eastern and northeastern Syria, according to a monitoring group. It is unclear if any of those killed were children? The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday that the “civilians” were killed in two regions – the eastern Deir […]
US planning massive deployment of ground troops in Iraq, according to officials
Iraqi officials say that the United States are planning to deploy 13,000 soldiers to Iraq, despite its claims of complete military withdrawal from the country. The vice president of the local council of Iraq’s Saladin Province made the announcement today, adding that the troops, along with their support units, would be stationed at “the Speicher […]
Pentagon issues “sanitized version” of targeted killing of American General in Afghanistan
The Pentagon announced officially the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. “Operation Enduring Freedom” (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the Global “War on Terror” (GWOT). The incident was identified […]
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