I received the following email update on the war against ISIL from U.S. Central Command, which surprised me a bit. In one day the US and its coalition partners conducted 10 targeted airstrikes against ISIL using a combination of attack and fighter aircraft in just a two day period! Wow! For those who doubt the […]
Islamic State fighters dramatically curtail their cellphone and radio communications in response to US airstrikes
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal recently the Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria have dramatically curtail their cellphone and radio communications in response to American airstrikes, severely limiting the amount of direct signals-intelligence the U.S. can collect on the group. Among those trying to collect information on the Islamic State […]
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 led military coalition forces pound ISIL terrorists with over “334 targeted airstrikes”, Rear Admiral Kirby confirms
On Friday October 3, 2014 Rear Admiral John Kirby at the Pentagon gave a press briefing on the fight against ISIL terrorists. ISIL stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (aka: The Islamic State). There are a huge number of foreign fighters in ISIS’s ranks. In June 2014, The Economist reported that “ISIS may have […]
“I want to emphasize that no one is under any illusions, that airstrikes alone will destroy ISIL”, said Hagel
On September 26, 2014 the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave opening remarks at a news conference about the US offensive war against ISIL. “Good afternoon. As you all know, this has been an important week in our campaign against ISIL. So, let me make a few comments about that campaign and what’s been going […]
Syrian Air Defense pose real threat to US pilots if Obama orders strikes against ISIS
On September 12, 2014 Rear Adm. Kirby gave a press briefing to reporters, where he was asked a question about Syrian air defenses – which are some of the best in the entire world. This idea that the US air force can just fly in and strike ISIS terrorist targets and not be engaged by […]
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