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US Plane Drops Weapons for ISIS Militants in Iraq
Several
Iraqi policemen claim to have seen US aircraft dropping weapons and
munitions for ISIS terrorists in a region west of the Anbar province
on Friday.
10
April, 2016
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In
a video posted on Iraq’s al-Maaloomah news website on Sunday, they
are purportedly heard saying that the American plane had also jammed
their communication devices in the Hadisah Island district.
“There
is an American aircraft seen at four o’clock in the morning on
Friday over the Hadisah Island district of the Anbar province,
delivering weapons and munitions to ISIS criminals,” one of the
policemen says.
“The
plane proceeded to jam radar devices of the police regiment stationed
in Hadisah Island to prevent contact between the affiliates and the
headquarters of the regiment,” he added.
The
man said they had seen a military vehicle of ISIS arriving in the
region a few minutes later and transferring the weapons to the place
the group controlled.
In
the video, the man and his associates are heard appealing to Iraqi
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to follow up the issue.
The
Iraqi army and the volunteer Hashd al-Shaabi forces liberated the
district from ISIS terrorists just last month.
US
Military Surge
On
Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Baghdad where he
said ISIS was losing ground, including more than 40 percent of the
territory that they once controlled in the country.
The
United States, which withdrew its forces from Iraq in 2011, has
redeployed several thousand as part of a coalition, which it says, it
is leading against ISIS.
President
Barack Obama is reportedly weighing an increase in the number of
American troops in Iraq but Kerry said there had been no formal
request from the Iraqis and the issue had not been raised on Friday.
US
officials said last week Washington was also considering to greatly
increase the number of its special operations forces deployed to
Syria.
The
US, they said, looked to “accelerate recent gains” against ISIS.
Critics,
however, questioned motives behind the plan, citing Washington’s
failure to commit troops when ISIS was overrunning Syrian and Iraqi
cities one after another.
Military
Might Projection
On
Saturday, the US Air Force deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar, the first
time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the
Persian Gulf War in 1991.
“The
B-52 demonstrates our continued resolve to apply persistent pressure
on Daesh and defend the region in any future contingency,” said
Charles Brown, commander of US Air Forces Central Command.
Brown
said the bombers would be able to deliver precision weapons and carry
out a range of missions, including strategic attack, close-air
support, air interdiction, and maritime operations.
The
US has seen its projected military might overshadowed by a relatively
successful Russian campaign in Syria and Washington’s recent
flexing of muscles is seen as part of a bid to reassert its
dominance.
Arms
Shipment History
In
October 2014, ISIS released a new video in which it bragged it
recovered weapons and supplies that the US military intended to
deliver to Kurdish fighters in the Syrian city of Kobani.
Some
Iraqi MPs have also accused the US of deliberately arming ISIS,
citing an arms air-drop case in Tikrit, but government officials have
rejected it.
In
Syria, the US military has airdropped tons of ammunition to militants
while softening its opposition to using its materiel to attack
President Bashar al-Assad.
On
Friday, the US government’s Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)
website detailed arms shipment to militants in Syria, showing it
delivered 3,000 tons of weapons in December 2015 despite a ceasefire,
Press TV reported
From
Zero Hedge
Caught
On Tape: U.S. Plane Allegedly Drops Weapons for ISIS Militants in
Iraq
10
April, 2016
One
day after
reprorting that
British military information services Janes, had found confirmation
of several shipments amounting to 3,000 tons of weapons and ammo to
Al-Qaeda linked Syrian rebels in a transport solicitation on the U.S.
government websiteFedBizOps.gov,
today Veterans
Today goes deeper into the rabbit hole and
reports that several Iraqi policemen claim to have seen US aircraft
dropping weapons and munitions for ISIS terrorists in a region west
of the Anbar province on Friday.
According
to VT,
in a video posted on Iraq’s al-Maaloomah news website on Sunday,
the policemen are purportedly heard saying that the American plane
had also jammed their communication devices in the Hadisah Island
district.
"There
is an American aircraft seen at four o’clock in the morning on
Friday over the Hadisah Island district of the Anbar province,
delivering weapons and munitions to ISIS criminals," one of the
policemen says.
"The
plane proceeded to jam radar devices of the police regiment stationed
in Hadisah Island to prevent contact between the affiliates and the
headquarters of the regiment," he dded.
The
man said they had seen a military vehicle of ISIS arriving in the
region a few minutes later and transferring the weapons to the place
the group controlled.
In
the video, the man and his associates are heard appealing to Iraqi
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to follow up the issue.
VT
adds that the Iraqi army and the volunteer Hashd al-Shaabi forces
liberated the district from ISIS terrorists just last month. The US
may have different plans, however.
I
ronically,
this took place just hours after US SecState John Kerry visited
Baghdad on Frday, where he said ISIS was losing ground, including
more than 40 percent of the territory that they once controlled in
the country.
President
Barack Obama is reportedly weighing an increase in the number of
American troops in Iraq but Kerry said there had been no formal
request from the Iraqis and the issue had not been raised on Friday.
Even
more curiously, the Daily
Beast reported last week that
there are at least 12 U.S. generals in Iraq, "a stunningly high
number for a war that, if you believe the White House talking points,
doesn’t involve American troops in combat. And that number is, if
anything, a conservative estimate, not taking into account the flag
officers running the U.S. air war, the admirals helping wage the war
from the sea, or their superiors back at the Pentagon."
For
now any additional deployments are being kept under the curtain of
fighting ISIS: the US, officials said, looked to "accelerate
recent gains" against ISIS.
Further
to that, recall that as reported this morning, the US Air Force
deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar, the first time they have been based
in the Middle East since the end of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
“The
B-52 demonstrates our continued resolve to apply persistent pressure
on Daesh and defend the region in any future contingency,” said
Charles Brown, commander of US Air Forces Central Command.
Contingecy
such as carpet bombing and paradropping supplies to unknown
recipients?
But
back to the alleged US delivery of weapons for ISIS - it would not be
the first time this has happened. In October 2014, ISIS released a
new video in which it bragged it recovered weapons and supplies that
the US military intended to deliver to Kurdish fighters in the Syrian
city of Kobani.
Some
Iraqi MPs have also accused the US of deliberately arming ISIS,
citing an arms air-drop case in Tikrit, but government officials have
rejected it.
In
Syria, the US military has airdropped tons of ammunition to Al
Qaeda-linked rebels and militants.
If
all this US weaponry is indeed ending up in Al Nusra and/or ISIS'
hands, it remains to be seen where just it will be used.
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