U.S. military forces continued to hammer Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in #Syria yesterday and today, U.S. Central Command officials reported. This includes at least 2 targeted air strikes in Syria designed to degrade ISIL capabilities to wage war. Separately, officials added, U.S. military forces working in coordination with Iraqi ground forces conducted […]
Iranian Defense Minister blasts US led coalition against the Islamic State as “political showoff” and air strikes “ineffective”
A prominent Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami underlined that the US-led coalition formed against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is a “political showoff”, and said “launching airstrikes against the ISIL positions in Iraq is ineffective”, according to a Fars news report. “This coalition is a propaganda job and I […]
“With the recent air strikes in Syria, we are once again a nation at war”, warns Rep. Larson
I received the following letter via fax from a Congressional staffer who thought I might be interested in sharing it publically. It was from Congressman Larson of Connecticut to Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Harry Reid today urging them to bring Congress back into session immediately! Dear Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Reid, With the […]
US fighter jets “pound” ISIS terrorists with 35 air strikes, destroying some 90 targets over a period of 72 hours!
On August 18, 2014 the Pentagon issued the following statement: “Over the past 72 hours, at the request of the Iraqi government, the U.S. military used fighters, bombers, attack, and unmanned aircraft to conduct 35 strikes that eliminated ISIL positions in and around the Mosul Dam complex. In all, we destroyed over 90 targets including a range of vehicles, […]
US conducts a total of “25” targeted air strikes in Iraq, according to Rear Admiral Kirby
During a Pentagon news briefing on August 14, 2014 Rear Admiral Kirby talked briefly about the targeted air strikes in Iraq, in response to a reporter question on the subject: “Now, on your other question on airstrikes, the airstrikes that we have been conducting and authorized to do so are predominantly to protect U.S. personnel […]
McCollum supports President Obama’s decision to conduct air strikes in Iraq on the basis of its potential to save human life!
On August 8, 2014 Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota issued a press release statement concerning President Obama decision to authorize targeted military airstrikes against the IslamicState of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to protect American officials in northern Iraq, as well as Kurds, Christians, and Yazidis, a religious minority under siege by ISIS. The President also authorized ahumanitarian mission to airdrop food and water […]
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