Skip to comments.
Iranian jets join allies in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq
UK Telegraph ^
| December 2, 2014
| By Richard Spencer
Posted on 12/02/2014 4:31:16 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
British, American and other allied forces are now fighting directly alongside their former rivals Iran, according to new footage of the war in Iraq.
An Iranian jet has been filmed for the first time bombing positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), during a battle for the town of Saadiya, north-east of Baghdad.
United State Air Force jets have been flying missions over Iraq since August, and the RAF since September. Pentagon officials later confirmed that Iranian jets had taken part in bombing raids.
Iranian advisers are known to have been embedded with the Iraqi army and militia forces fighting Isil. But this is the first proof that the Islamic Republic and the countries it famously termed the Great and Little Satan - America and Britain - are taking part in missions on the same side.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: axisofevil; iran; iranisis; iraq; isis; isisiran; kurdistan; lebanon; obamairan; russia; syria
Iran has been designated a State Sponsors of Terrorism by the United States since 1984.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
This is like finding that you and a cobra are fighting the same mongoose. He’s not really on your side. If you think he is, you’re in for a vicious bite.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I think they doing minimally what they need so they can embed with us, Iraq and anyone for intelligence purposes.
Real freaking smart.
3
posted on
12/02/2014 4:41:39 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
F4 Phantoms.
I am impressed that they’ve kept them flying.
4
posted on
12/02/2014 4:43:26 PM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
To: Vermont Lt
F4 Phantoms.My all time favourite aircraft. I love to hear that those bad boys are still flying, but sorry to hear the bad guys are flying them.
5
posted on
12/02/2014 5:08:10 PM PST
by
Dartman
(CDN PM Stephen Harper may not be perfect, but we don't have to be ashamed or embarassed of him.)
To: Vermont Lt
They must be scouring aircraft boneyards all over the world to keep them flying.
6
posted on
12/02/2014 5:31:44 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
More likely Obama and Kerry cut a secret deal with them and then sent them the parts they needed from the DavisMonthan boneyard.
7
posted on
12/02/2014 6:37:16 PM PST
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: Timber Rattler
That would be a good place to look. There are hundreds of them there.
8
posted on
12/02/2014 6:53:57 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Might be that you have the start of some Hollywood movie script there.
Brad Pitt or whoever swoops in to steal parts so Iran can destroy ISSIS.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
For this “help” Obama will not interfere with Iran’s move to Nukes.
10
posted on
12/02/2014 7:08:15 PM PST
by
G Larry
(Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Iran is at least smart enough to know that ISIS's brand of extreme Islam is too extreme for Iran. Therefore, as Islam always works, you gotta fight each other, make sure your specific belief system is the one to force peace upon the world. This is no different that Iraq v Kuwait, or any other inter-Muslim fight. The greater threat must be dealt with first. The Satans can always be dealt with later.
Maxim 29:
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
Also,
If there weren't huge business advantages to selling us oil, do you really think Saudi Arabia would be such good friends of ours?
To: Oldeconomybuyer; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; ...
12
posted on
12/02/2014 7:23:48 PM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
OK, time to pull out.
Let the Sunni/Shite war resume.
13
posted on
12/02/2014 7:25:41 PM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson