Artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria were so intense they burned out 2 Marine howitzers
Christopher Woody
Syria US Marines A US Marine artillery unit in Syria. Sgt. Matthew Callahan/US Marine Corps
US-backed forces announced they had recaptured Raqqa from ISIS fighters in mid-October.
The US-led coalition was supporting them with intense artillery fire by US Marines and airstrikes by coalition aircraft.
US Marines arrived in Syria in March to support the effort to retake Raqqa with artillery fire.
The Marines, from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, came with M-777 Howitzers that can fire powerful 155 mm shells. The 11th MEU returned to the US in May, turning the operations over to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Read more at: http://www.businessinsider.com/artillery-strikes-against-isis-in-syria-wrecked-2-marine-howitzers-2017-11?utm_source=hearst&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=allverticals
Both of these articles I'm posting via SF Gate (which isn't thought of being too conservative)
