US Central Command on Sunday said that it killed an ISIS “leader” in a drone strike in eastern Syria that it launched on July 7 and suggested that a civilian may have also been injured in the bombing.
“On July 7, US Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in eastern Syria,” CENTCOM said in a press release.
The press release said there were no “indications” that civilians were killed in the strike but that CENTCOM was “assessing reports of a civilian injury.” A recent CENTCOM drone strike launched on May 3 killed a civilian in northwest Syria.
CENTCOM has been accusing Russia of “harassing” its drones over Syria and said the MQ-9 Reaper drone that launched the July 7 strike was “the same MQ-9s that had, earlier in the day, been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours.”
Russia is an ally of the Syrian government based in Damascus, which opposes the US occupation of eastern Syria. Damascus and its allies are all sworn enemies of ISIS and would continue fighting the terrorist group if the US pulled out of Syria.
Operations against ISIS serve as the US justification to keep about 900 troops in Syria and back the Kurdish-led SDF, but the occupation is part of the US economic war against Damascus, which includes controlling Syrian oil fields and crippling economic sanctions that are designed to prevent the country’s reconstruction.
US Claims Drone Strike Killed ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria
of course this drone-strike had nothing to do with uncle sam’s continued overt stealing of Syria’s oil
I guess we didn’t run out of “ISIS Leaders” yet! For a few days, we were only killing “ISIS Operatives” until we found one more! …What’s that? …DNA tests confirmed? …And the Russians were harassing our hero drones? …Wow! I told you our bombs were “smart.” Now, I find out they’re even smarter? Great value for our tax money! Double the military spending! Hallelujah! (Disgusting Sarcasm–Like swallowing a hairball)
“hero drones” brought to you by the makers of the “patriot missile”.
remember when the bad-guys all had “scud missiles”?
Yes, …Watched it on one of the big satellite dishes. Wait! Are you trying to tell me I’m old? (Sarcasm)
Same thoughts. I bet this was the leader of those 12 operatives and the goat herder. Of course, that wasn’t a real goat herder. He was just using the goats as “goat shields”.
Throwing goat turds…………………….
Is this the same “leader” we supposedly killed a month or so ago that turned out to be a shepherd and his goat? Wasn’t an ISIS leader previously claimed in our “righteous strike” in Afg that killed 10 civilians including 7 children?
The more “sure” of a target CENTCOM says they are, the more sure I am that they have no clue of who they are killing.
IF these murdering cowards ever actually DO manage to kill an “ISIS leader” it will be purely by luck, as collateral damage from their primary target of 4 children their puppy, and a flock of gees.
Blew him and his hoe right up!
Ah, the arsonist says he put out a part of the fire … “another 20 years and perhaps I’ll get rid of the whole thing” … or perhaps not.
Riiiiiight. But of course no innocents were killed. Another “righteous strike”. We shall see. Tune in later. Much later.
All propaganda to show a false justification for the Reaper Drones in that area where Russian AF encountered then. The message: “Look we’re trying to kill terrorists, Russia harassed us so they are with the terrorists.”
Why didn’t the Russians Down the Reaper. they are legally there at the INVITATION of the SYRIAN GOVERNMENT.
The USA is STEALING OIL FROM SYRIA whilst BACKING TERRORISTS !