Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Massive Airstrike Leaves ISIS with About 120 Fewer Toyota Pickups
The Truth About Cars ^ | 7/5/2106 | Steph Willems

Posted on 07/05/2016 2:15:39 PM PDT by nascarnation

It’s a well-known fact that Islamic State fighters enjoy using hardy Toyota pickups in their pursuit of cleansing the Middle East of people even slightly different from themselves, but they’ll need to restock after last week.

Recent Allied military advances, including a huge, weeks-long push that liberated the Iraqi city of Fallujah, have ISIS on the run, and the U.S. Air Force’s best aerial hardware just caught a huge number of their vehicles making a break for it.

The results, as Defense Department video of the strike shows, wasn’t pretty — for the insurgents or their trucks.

(Excerpt) Read more at thetruthaboutcars.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: daesh; fallujah; iraq; isis; toyota
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-46 last
To: FreedomNotSafety

....oops... /s omitted


41 posted on 07/05/2016 4:14:23 PM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies]


Thank goodness they were Japanese vehicles, and not Chinese vehicles, or they'd have to be bombed again in a half hour. Plus, the jihadists would be running around in circles and jumping back in the same doors.

Seven ISIS fighters who fled the battlefield are BOILED ALIVE as punishment in Iraq


42 posted on 07/05/2016 5:41:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

Much better link that second one you gave us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqGeXG9w7hs


43 posted on 07/05/2016 5:43:28 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Tijeras_Slim

That was a great episode. I miss those guys. Well, I miss Clarkson and Hammond. Captain Slow was a pedantic twit.


44 posted on 07/05/2016 5:47:10 PM PDT by brewer1516 (And my head I'd be a scratchin' While my thoughts are busy hatchin' If I only had a brain. -- Arlen)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

from early June...

Kurdish Sniper Takes Out ISIS Fuel Truck Hollywood Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt6wMEAasVI


45 posted on 07/05/2016 5:58:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: nascarnation

Maybe the US State Department will provide them with more.

The US DoS gave them the original batch.

Mark


46 posted on 07/05/2016 8:28:30 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-46 last

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.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson