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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Sat May 16, 2015, 10:42 AM May 2015

Syria: ISIS figure killed, wife captured in U.S. raid

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The ISIS commander, Abu Sayyaf, was killed after he fought capture in the raid at al-Omar, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in a statement. His wife, an Iraqi named Umm Sayyaf, was caught and is being held in Iraq.

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Syria: ISIS figure killed, wife captured in U.S. raid (Original Post) shenmue May 2015 OP

Well Done SF. The wife is a human trafficker so evil is the family business. nt okaawhatever May 2015 #1

They all put up fierce resistance before being killed/ captured...even while asleep in their homes. Fred Sanders May 2015 #2

"illicit oil and gas operations" Generic Other May 2015 #3

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)

1. Well Done SF. The wife is a human trafficker so evil is the family business. nt

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Sat May 16, 2015, 10:47 AM

May 2015

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

2. They all put up fierce resistance before being killed/ captured...even while asleep in their homes.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 11:51 AM

May 2015

Even an aging Bin Laden.....makes the American military look better. Very important.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

3. "illicit oil and gas operations"

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 01:44 PM

May 2015

Who are they selling oil to? Why aren't we stopping the source of their income?

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