Pentagon Confirms: U.S. Weapons Likely Seized by Islamic State Militants

Washington Beacon ^ | October 22, 2014 | Adam Kredo

[lbryce]

The Pentagon confirmed to the Free Beacon on Wednesday that a U.S. shipment of weapons dropped into Iraq likely strayed off course and was likely intercepted by Islamic State (IS, ISIL, or ISIS) militants.

After reviewing information about the weapons drop, which was intended to arm anti-IS forces near the embattled town of Kobani, the Pentagon determined that at least one of the 28 arms shipments “may have been seized by ISIL.”

Reports and video emerged Tuesday that appeared to show IS forces digging through a U.S. weapons shipment that appeared to include grenades and other arms.

Department of Defense spokeswoman Commander Elissa Smith said that after further review of the multiple weapon airdrops, at least two bundles were determined to have strayed off course.

While one stray shipment is believed to have been destroyed after it hit the ground, a second was likely intercepted by IS fighters, Smith said.

“Although initial indications were that all but one resupply bundle was successfully delivered, a subsequent review has determined that a second resupply bundle was not recovered by anti-ISIL forces and may have been seized by ISIL,” Smith said.

[lbryce]

The Pentagon confirmed to the Free Beacon on Wednesday that a U.S. shipment of weapons dropped into Iraq likely strayed off course. Really? Actually what is more likely is that the military equipped intercepted by ISIS was done so deliberately by Obama.

Why shouldn't you be able to use GPS to drop military equipment off at some predesignated area? What do you mean strayed off course?

[ScottinVA]

“Why shouldn’t you be able to use GPS to drop military equipment off at some predesignated area? What do you mean strayed off course?”

Exactly. Somehow they can target specific individuals with hellfire-shooting UAVs, but can’t airdrop weapons packages in a region controlled by friendly forces?

[Yosemitest]

[tumblindice]

The feds: they can find a cow with `Mad Cow’ disease in a shed outside Eugene Oregon, but they can’t locate our muslim (ahem) allies or 20 million illegals.

[bgill]

When he's not on the golf course or eating ice cream, hussein is texting his muzzy bros their shipment coordinates.

[shalom aleichem]

another sweet trick is IS finding the former Iraqi pilots and outfitting them in the planes we gave them so IS has an air force too.

[tcrlaf]

I like how the political memes about this came out.

First it was “No, they are lying”

Then, it was “yeah, we lost one pallet, but then we destroyed it with an air attack.”

After ISIS released more video showing it was definitely U.S., the meme changed yet again, to:” Well, maybe they did get one, but we destroyed the other!”

[InterceptPoint]

Ze plan is still verking.

[molson209]

Obama is in charge

[hal ogen]

Everything the traitor Clown Prince obola does is intentional. Many have difficulty accepting that they voted for and continue to support a traitor. I guess they are traitors also.

[Morpheus2009]

It usually takes many attempts with Hellfire missiles, and the missiles usually target a building with a person inside, or into a crowd of people where they suspect the target is. Deep under the mountain, or surface, however, they can’t see you.