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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: bigheadfred on March 25, 2017, 01:22:29 am

Title: US forces just went behind enemy lines in Syria to cut off ISIS’ only escape route
Post by: bigheadfred on March 25, 2017, 01:22:29 am

The offensive to destroy ISIS in Syria took a big step forward recently with US military advisers, helicopters, and artillery helping position a force of about 500 soldiers near a strategic dam outside of Raqqa, ISIS's Syrian capital.

The US military, along with Kurdish forces and the multi-ethnic Syrian Democratic Forces rebel group, have moved to put a stranglehold on Raqqa with shelling, air support, and ground forces at the last route in and out of the city, according to a press release.

Operation Inherent Resolve, the 68-nation mission to destroy ISIS, flew in fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed rebel group, behind enemy lines to a strategic dam.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-forces-just-went-behind-152206481.html