A team of Delta Force commandos slipped across the border from Iraq under cover of darkness Saturday aboard Black Hawk helicopters and V-22 Osprey aircraft, according to a U.S. defense official knowledgeable about details of the raid.
The U.S. team killed leader Abu Sayyaf and 11 other ISIS fighters and captured his wife, Umm Sayyaf. Multiple defense officials told Fox News that while no Americans were injured or killed in the operation, some of the fighting was hand-to-hand and that Sayyaf used women and children as human shields.
“It was a real firefight - a no kidding old school firefight,” a senior defense official said.
Wonder if it was the same type of firefight that Hersh claimed “happened” during the taking of UBL. I really hope that our brave men aren’t being used for propaganda.
ISIS has their propaganda that they operate at will and do as they please, we’ve just demonstrated that isn’t exactly the case. And no matter how much you want to be martyred, see paradise and meet allah…the realization that Delta can come in, take who they want and leave has to be a little bit unsettling.
Not like most people couldn’t figure out it was one of “those guys.” Not like they published Fred Williamson’s name, address, phone number, rank and classified disposition.
“Delta Force” is so 80’s movie cliche’. Delta or CAG is more with the program!
Wanna split hairs? Technically it’s “1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta”. No -Force in there.
As an aside, has anyone seen the YouTube video that is supposedly a CAG recruitment film? It’s set to AC/DC’s “Shoot to Thrill”. Looks like now they have to mute the sound due to use of copyrighted material (the AC/DC song).
Are we really agruing over a name and my lame joke, I am proud that we are taking the fight to the enemy, I think this shows that ISIS doesn’t realize the sleeping bear they are poking has claws, and that is a good thing
Oh no, no arguing man. Was just trying to impart a little O/C humor, that’s all. I too am proud to say that these types of individuals are part and parcel of this country!
