US SOF kill ISIS commander, capture his wife

[Nephrology]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...der-wife-syria

US special operations forces have killed an Islamic State commander through a dramatic and secretive raid into Syria and have taken a woman prisoner, the first US-held detainee of the war against Isis and a move that places immediate stress on one of Barack Obama’s signature wartime policies.

Ashton Carter, the US defense secretary, confirmed on Saturday that Obama ordered the elite troops to raid a location in eastern Syria and “capture” an Isis figure, Abu Sayyaf. Unusually, Carter said the raid also targeted the man’s wife, identified as Umm Sayyaf.

Abu Sayyaf was killed in the raid, Carter said. Umm Sayyaf was taken prisoner – a rarity for the Obama administration, whose reluctance to add to the complexities of US wartime detentions has often led it to kill battlefield targets instead of capturing them.

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Bad ass.

[Tamara]

Outstanding.

[Lost River]

Hopefully this is just the beginning.

[Lost River]

strange delayed double post..

[okie john]

Well done.

I bet some comped and RMRed G19's were present.


Okie John

[Jeep]

Well done.

I bet some comped and RMRed G19's were present.


Okie John

This was likely an Army unit operation, so you might be right--though I'd imagine that they never left their holsters.

[GardoneVT]

Well done.

I bet some comped and RMRed G19's were present.


Okie John

According to Brian Williams , they used Dectonics .45s .

[mc1911]

According to Brian Williams , they used Dectonics .45s .

The Delta commander actually invited Brian along . . .

[LSP552]

The Delta commander actually invited Brian along . . .

In 10 years, we will learn that Brian WAS the ground commander.

And great JOB!

[Steven T]

Great job by the guys who performed it, but I feel it shouldn't have been reported.

Would have been better to not let Isis know somebody might show up and grab them.

O well now the administration can claim a victory, so I guess OPSEC isn't that important.