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SAS go into Syria to kill ISIS chief: UK 'boots on the ground' for ferocious joint US gunbattle that killed terror financier Abu Sayaff
British Special Forces took part in mission to kill Syrian-based commander
Troops wore American uniforms to keep the joint mission in May a secret
Dug themselves into desert before launching series of strafing runs by jets
It comes as details of a Syrian-based plot to kill the Queen is exposed
By MARK NICOL, DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 22:46, 8 August 2015 | UPDATED: 00:57, 9 August 2015
British Special Forces have taken part in a ferocious battle to kill a Syrian-based Islamic State commander – even though Parliament has yet to approve any UK ‘boots on the ground’ in the country.
The crack SAS troops joined US Forces on the mission in May this year. To keep their participation a secret, they wore US uniforms and carried American weapons.
The elite Special Air Service soldiers were flown into the country’s Deir ez-Zor governorate in a US Osprey aircraft before carrying out a daring reconnaissance mission near the compound of top IS financier Abu Sayyaf.
The secret mission took place in May with British troops disguising themselves as American soldiers to take part
News of the British role in the mission, disclosed today for the first time, comes as The Mail on Sunday reports details of a plot, originating in Syria, to kill the Queen.
In response to this, the SAS has increased its operational tempo in the war-torn country to try to eliminate individuals who pose a direct threat to UK security.
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on jihadist websites said on Sunday. The group, previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, has renamed itself "Islamic State" and proclaimed its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghadi as "Caliph" - the head of the state, the statement said.
MoS exposé is proof IS threat has come to UK: Plot shows...
On the mission to kill or capture Abu Sayyaf, the crack British troops dug themselves into the desert and camouflaged themselves as they mounted a painstaking watch of his lair using cameras and telescopic lenses.
Eventually, the SAS troops confirmed Sayyaf’s presence and provided US commanders at their Central Command in Qatar with a detailed tactical picture, including numbers of enemy fighters, their patterns of behaviour and weaponry.
Details of the mission emerge as a Syrian-based plot to kill the Queen is also revealed
The IS compound was then attacked in a series of strafing runs by US jets ahead of the arrival of more US aircraft carrying 50 heavily armed troops from Delta Force – the US’s equivalent of the SAS.
As these aircraft touched down, Black Hawk helicopters targeted IS positions with rockets and machine-gun fire. This onslaught did not quell their resistance, however, and the remaining terrorists fought hand-to-hand with US troops before being overwhelmed.
The US soldiers then searched the building and found documents, laptops and phones containing information about IS’s money-making schemes. Meanwhile, more SAS personnel joined their US counterparts to form a ‘ring of steel’, preventing any IS militants escaping alive. Fifteen IS fighters are believed to have been killed, including Sayyaf – who was shot dead by Delta Force.
No British or US troops were wounded. Sayyaf’s wife was also captured and a Yazidi slave girl was rescued. But when the US Defense Department released a statement on the raid, the vital role played by the SAS was ignored.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3190731/SAS-Syria-kill-chief-UK-boots-ground-ferocious-joint-gunbattle-killed-terror-financier-Abu-Sayaff.html#ixzz3iJZxwvaY
British Special Forces took part in mission to kill Syrian-based commander
Troops wore American uniforms to keep the joint mission in May a secret
Dug themselves into desert before launching series of strafing runs by jets
It comes as details of a Syrian-based plot to kill the Queen is exposed
By MARK NICOL, DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 22:46, 8 August 2015 | UPDATED: 00:57, 9 August 2015
British Special Forces have taken part in a ferocious battle to kill a Syrian-based Islamic State commander – even though Parliament has yet to approve any UK ‘boots on the ground’ in the country.
The crack SAS troops joined US Forces on the mission in May this year. To keep their participation a secret, they wore US uniforms and carried American weapons.
The elite Special Air Service soldiers were flown into the country’s Deir ez-Zor governorate in a US Osprey aircraft before carrying out a daring reconnaissance mission near the compound of top IS financier Abu Sayyaf.
The secret mission took place in May with British troops disguising themselves as American soldiers to take part
News of the British role in the mission, disclosed today for the first time, comes as The Mail on Sunday reports details of a plot, originating in Syria, to kill the Queen.
In response to this, the SAS has increased its operational tempo in the war-torn country to try to eliminate individuals who pose a direct threat to UK security.
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on jihadist websites said on Sunday. The group, previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, has renamed itself "Islamic State" and proclaimed its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghadi as "Caliph" - the head of the state, the statement said.
MoS exposé is proof IS threat has come to UK: Plot shows...
On the mission to kill or capture Abu Sayyaf, the crack British troops dug themselves into the desert and camouflaged themselves as they mounted a painstaking watch of his lair using cameras and telescopic lenses.
Eventually, the SAS troops confirmed Sayyaf’s presence and provided US commanders at their Central Command in Qatar with a detailed tactical picture, including numbers of enemy fighters, their patterns of behaviour and weaponry.
Details of the mission emerge as a Syrian-based plot to kill the Queen is also revealed
The IS compound was then attacked in a series of strafing runs by US jets ahead of the arrival of more US aircraft carrying 50 heavily armed troops from Delta Force – the US’s equivalent of the SAS.
As these aircraft touched down, Black Hawk helicopters targeted IS positions with rockets and machine-gun fire. This onslaught did not quell their resistance, however, and the remaining terrorists fought hand-to-hand with US troops before being overwhelmed.
The US soldiers then searched the building and found documents, laptops and phones containing information about IS’s money-making schemes. Meanwhile, more SAS personnel joined their US counterparts to form a ‘ring of steel’, preventing any IS militants escaping alive. Fifteen IS fighters are believed to have been killed, including Sayyaf – who was shot dead by Delta Force.
No British or US troops were wounded. Sayyaf’s wife was also captured and a Yazidi slave girl was rescued. But when the US Defense Department released a statement on the raid, the vital role played by the SAS was ignored.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3190731/SAS-Syria-kill-chief-UK-boots-ground-ferocious-joint-gunbattle-killed-terror-financier-Abu-Sayaff.html#ixzz3iJZxwvaY
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But when the US Defense Department released a statement on the raid, the vital role played by the SAS was ignored.
That's the way the Sas bosses like it, minimum fuss and little media coverage. |
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mossad probably did all the work as usual
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Same thing happened after World War (1941- 1945) II
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But when the US Defense Department released a statement on the raid, the vital role played by the SAS was ignored.
What was this vital role? The report makes it sound like an American operation with a handful of SAS soldiers attached for PR purposes: "they wore US uniforms and carried American weapons". |
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I'm sure that any number of followers of Peace-Loving religions based in the UK will welcome this news, and issue a very loud public 'Thank You' to the SAS and US for dealing so severely with persons who have 'besmirched' the religion. Right?
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A pleasing story
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If true, hopefully they will carry out similar covert operations on uk soil.
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If true, hopefully they will carry out similar covert operations on uk soil.
Completely agreed. The security forces were involved in such operations in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, so there is no reason why The Enemy Within shouldn't be take out of the picture over here too. The sooner the better. |
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every time they have one those marches where they're shouting for sharia law etc etc, I'd be quite happy if the ring leaders 'disappeared'
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You know the way they seem to like copying atrocities committed by fellow mad muslims abroad, surprised none of them have bombed a mosque yet but here's hoping
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If there were any survivors I hope they got them before they reached Calais demanding their human rights.
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Ramruna: that report makes it clear that the SAS's role covered the vital How Not To Be Seen role, without which the US forces would not have known what to attack or what they would have been facing when they got there.
I've no idea whether the report is accurate, but I don't see how you could sneer at the British role in the operation on the basis of that report. |