U.S. Air Strikes Underway in Syria
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U.S. Air Strikes Underway in Syria
No doubt there's a lot of our guys on the ground calling in those airstrikes. Let's pray for their safety as well as that of all of the pilots.
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ABC news here reporting a mix of F-16s, F-18s, B-1s and Tomahawk missiles involved in the attack.
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Good luck and good hunting to those in the air - watch your six.
And to those designating targets on the ground as well.
CNN also reporting F-22's taking part - first time in a shooting war.
And to those designating targets on the ground as well.
CNN also reporting F-22's taking part - first time in a shooting war.
Coalition support provided by Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, UAE and Qatar. Tomahawks fired from USS Arleigh Burke in Red Sea. F/A-18s from USS George H W Bush in the Persian Gulf. Decision to launch strikes taken by Commander US Central Command under authorization granted him by the Commander in Chief [according to Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby].
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Don't forget the Apache's of the US Army. US Special Forces were guiding them in to the targets in Iraq last week. Hellfire missiles, Hydra rockets and 30mm explosive cannon fire!
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Just hope the people who get killed are actually the enemy.....
I'd expect shed loads of innocents to get the chop, thus driving the population into the hands of the enemy.
That's what usually happens.
I'd expect shed loads of innocents to get the chop, thus driving the population into the hands of the enemy.
That's what usually happens.
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Reports say that 50 insurgents were killed - that seems a poor return for the effort involved. Destroying hard targets is fine but there are supposedly 30,000 of these savages so I would have thought that priority should be given to the extermination them in large quantities.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Itchy fingers around the area.....
Israel releases statement saying it has shot down Syrian jet
Israel has announced that it shot down a Syrian aircraft that flew into Israeli-controlled airspace.
“Moments ago a Syrian aircraft infiltrated Israeli airspace. The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) intercepted the aircraft in mid-flight, using the Patriot air defence system. The circumstances of the incident are being reviewed,” a military statement said.
Military sources told Reuters the plane had apparently crossed by accident into Israeli-controlled airspace over the Golan Heights – where fighting from Syria’s civil war has spilled over occasionally – and was not on a mission to attack Israeli targets.
Israel last month said it had shot down a Syrian drone over the Golan Heights. It last downed a manned Syrian jet in 1985 when Israel fighters over Lebanon destroyed two Syrian MiG-23s.
Israel releases statement saying it has shot down Syrian jet
Israel has announced that it shot down a Syrian aircraft that flew into Israeli-controlled airspace.
“Moments ago a Syrian aircraft infiltrated Israeli airspace. The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) intercepted the aircraft in mid-flight, using the Patriot air defence system. The circumstances of the incident are being reviewed,” a military statement said.
Military sources told Reuters the plane had apparently crossed by accident into Israeli-controlled airspace over the Golan Heights – where fighting from Syria’s civil war has spilled over occasionally – and was not on a mission to attack Israeli targets.
Israel last month said it had shot down a Syrian drone over the Golan Heights. It last downed a manned Syrian jet in 1985 when Israel fighters over Lebanon destroyed two Syrian MiG-23s.
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The runners and riders.
Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria: Who's in, who's not - CNN.com
The UK gets a special mention for being a no show.
Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria: Who's in, who's not - CNN.com
The UK gets a special mention for being a no show.
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There is allegedly more than 30,000. I read somewhere that there was closer to 80,000-100,000 ISIL members. Basically an army.
Armies need armies to kill them. When Barack Obama wakes up I think David Cameron will follow suit. You can't expect DC to send British troops in without support.
Armies need armies to kill them. When Barack Obama wakes up I think David Cameron will follow suit. You can't expect DC to send British troops in without support.
Now there's a thing....
According to the Daily Telegraph, the RAF's Rivet Joint is in the area and can be armed to assist........(*)
Has a journo from the Mail switched to the DT I ask??
Good luck and safe skies to all involved in this affair.
(* Maybe they're dropping empty beer bottles, as the Bomber Command crews did in WW2?
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Has a journo from the Mail switched to the DT I ask??
Good luck and safe skies to all involved in this affair.
(* Maybe they're dropping empty beer bottles, as the Bomber Command crews did in WW2?
)
Milliband - brewery - alcoholic party - forget it.................
His brother, on the other hand............glad they did not elect him, might have been able to find his arse with his eyes shut
His brother, on the other hand............glad they did not elect him, might have been able to find his arse with his eyes shut