Posted on Feb 27, 2017
U.S. Forces Play Crucial Role Against ISIS in Mosul - NYTimes.com
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The Centurions yet again made the news...Americans are providing critical support in the fight against ISIS at Mosul.
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HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq — One week after Iraqi forces began their push into western Mosul, American firepower is playing an essential role in softening the opposition from the Islamic State.
The thunderous booms from howitzers near Hamam al-Alil, a town along the Tigris River, are just part of the American military’s contribution to keeping the Iraqi offensive moving forward.
Capt. Geoffrey Ross, who commands the unit of self-propelled artillery here, said his soldiers had been a lot busier than he had anticipated.
“It’s considerably more than we thought we were going to shoot when we left Fort Hood,” he said on Saturday, as one of his howitzers hurled another round toward Mosul, 15 miles to the northwest.
At Qayyarah Airfield West, a sprawling Iraq base 40 miles south of Mosul, a United States Army task force fires Himars satellite-guided rockets at targets. Apache attack helicopters, equipped with Hellfire missiles, stand ready to carry out their missions from the base’s airfield.
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HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq — One week after Iraqi forces began their push into western Mosul, American firepower is playing an essential role in softening the opposition from the Islamic State.
The thunderous booms from howitzers near Hamam al-Alil, a town along the Tigris River, are just part of the American military’s contribution to keeping the Iraqi offensive moving forward.
Capt. Geoffrey Ross, who commands the unit of self-propelled artillery here, said his soldiers had been a lot busier than he had anticipated.
“It’s considerably more than we thought we were going to shoot when we left Fort Hood,” he said on Saturday, as one of his howitzers hurled another round toward Mosul, 15 miles to the northwest.
At Qayyarah Airfield West, a sprawling Iraq base 40 miles south of Mosul, a United States Army task force fires Himars satellite-guided rockets at targets. Apache attack helicopters, equipped with Hellfire missiles, stand ready to carry out their missions from the base’s airfield.
U.S. Forces Play Crucial Role Against ISIS in Mosul - NYTimes.com
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I do not like reading we are involved in a religious war. Plus, is American help hitting any innocents?
That''s right. This is how I feel about our involvement all across the ME and the Arab spring of blood.
I do think ISIS should be fought. We can support the Kurds and other Islamic countries to fight their war.
The Iraqi army. Is that propoganda? Are they mostly Shia who are now in Sunni land?
How about Syria? I know Asaud is bad. But, so is McCain's rebels. Do you remember how many were trained by American forces? Then, went to the side of the enemy?
Get our people out of there.
M. Morris RVT
That''s right. This is how I feel about our involvement all across the ME and the Arab spring of blood.
I do think ISIS should be fought. We can support the Kurds and other Islamic countries to fight their war.
The Iraqi army. Is that propoganda? Are they mostly Shia who are now in Sunni land?
How about Syria? I know Asaud is bad. But, so is McCain's rebels. Do you remember how many were trained by American forces? Then, went to the side of the enemy?
Get our people out of there.
M. Morris RVT
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