British Special Forces in Syria have been pictured for the first time, showing the soldiers’ involvement in the fight against ISIS.
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“The Government is throwing absolutely everything at this, money and manpower, everything is being hurled at the problem”. “The aim is to raise the level of training and capability for these forces”, an unidentified source said.
“As we understand the vetting process has now been agreed”.
Hodge says with ISIS losing ground in Syria and Iraq, he worries the group will launch more terror attacks in cities around the world, targeting vulnerable groups as a way to show strength.
They told the Daily Mirror: “The biggest threat is of infiltration by ISIS”.
One in three foreign fighters combating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is an American citizen, the majority of whom are also military veterans, according to a new report.
Thanks to its 3,400-pound payload, the Land Cruiser can carry enough ammunition, weapons, food, water, and fuel to maintain a 10-day patrol, though perhaps the main appeal of using a Land Cruiser as the platform for the Al-Thalab is the sheer popularity of Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs and Hilux pickup trucks in the region, which guarantees that there are plenty of spare parts around to fix any potential damage.
A 4.5 litre V8 turbo-charged intercooled engine can be added along with a five-speed manual gearbox.
The images, obtained by the BBC, show around a dozen commandos riding long-range patrol vehicles and armed with sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and artillery.
The Ministry of Defence announced the deployment of 75 military personnel to train Syrian rebels as part of a US-led programme past year.
Three weeks ago Islamic State fighters captured a video from a New Syrian Army soldier which showed American and United Kingdom officers, from the advance party, with a Jordanian officer being interviewed for an internal training introduction.
The NSA, which opposes President Bashar al-Assad, is drawn from local Syrians and believed to include elite former special forces commandos who defected from the regime’s army.
However, inside sources have revealed the 12-man team had been out on a scouting mission.
This time previous year I was a stay at home mom/wife.
6,500: The approximate number of coalition forces deployed in support of operations against IS.
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Another western-backed rebel group, Asala and Tanmiya Front, broke with the New Syrian Army after the operation.
