Did U.S. weapons airdrop end up in Islamic State hands?
- 10 years ago
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A Pentagon spokesman says a U.S. airdrop over the Syrian border with Turkey "did not make it into the right hands."
Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday, "that we are very confident that the vast majority of the bundles did end up in the right hands. In fact we're only aware of one bundle that did not."
The Pentagon is working to determine the authenticity of the amateur video posted online on Tuesday appearing to show a U.S. air drop containing military supplies, intended for Kurdish fighters in Kobani, in the hands of Islamic State fighters.
The U.S. military said it conducted six air strikes on Islamic State militants near Kobani on Sunday and Monday. It said one of the strikes destroyed a stray bundle of supplies from a U.S. air drop in order to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.
The video was posted on a social media website and Reuters is unable to independently verify the location, the date and
A Pentagon spokesman says a U.S. airdrop over the Syrian border with Turkey "did not make it into the right hands."
Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday, "that we are very confident that the vast majority of the bundles did end up in the right hands. In fact we're only aware of one bundle that did not."
The Pentagon is working to determine the authenticity of the amateur video posted online on Tuesday appearing to show a U.S. air drop containing military supplies, intended for Kurdish fighters in Kobani, in the hands of Islamic State fighters.
The U.S. military said it conducted six air strikes on Islamic State militants near Kobani on Sunday and Monday. It said one of the strikes destroyed a stray bundle of supplies from a U.S. air drop in order to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.
The video was posted on a social media website and Reuters is unable to independently verify the location, the date and