US forces repulse ISIL attack in Iraq

IJ Review:

American troops just had their first real battle with Islamic State militants, after the terror group attempted to overrun Ein al-Asad base in Iraq in the middle of the night Sunday, the Kurdish news outlet Shafaq News reports. The U.S. troops absolutely decimated the militants, forcing a quick retreat. The counterattack was conducted in a joint operation with local tribal forces.

The attack occurred at Ein al-Asad base, which currently hosts nearly 100 U.S. military “advisers.” The U.S. troops engaged the militants in tandem with F-18 fighter jets, who provided air support. The battle lasted approximately two hours after an undisclosed number of militants were killed.

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A tribal leader, Sheikh Mahmud Nimrawi, said:

“US forces intervened because of ISIS started to come near the base, which they are stationed in, so out of self-defense.”

At the height of the Iraq War, Ein al-Asad was the largest airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province. The fight occurred in the al-Dolab area, about six miles from the base.
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ISIL has been taunting US forces to come out and fight and they finally got their wish.  It was a demonstration of how effective the US fighters and supporting arms can be in dealing with the Islamic religious bigot.