US Military Launched Secret Rescue Operation in Syria for James Foley, Other Americans

[kpete]

Source: ABC

US Military Launched Secret Rescue Operation in Syria for James Foley, Other Americans
Aug 20, 2014, 6:30 PM ET
By BRIAN ROSS and JAMES GORDON MEEK
U.S. special operations forces early this summer launched a secret, major rescue operation in Syria to save James Foley and a number of Americans held by the extremist group ISIS, but the mission failed because the hostages weren’t there, senior administration officials told ABC News today.

President Obama authorized the “substantial and complex” rescue operation after the officials said a “broad collection of intelligence” led the U.S. to believe the hostages were being held in a specific location in the embattled Middle Eastern nation.

When “several dozen” U.S. special operation members landed in Syria, however, they were met with gunfire and “while on site, it became apparent the hostages were not there,” one of the officials said. The special operators engaged in a firefight in which ISIS suffered “a good number” casualties, the official said, while the American forces suffered only a single minor injury.

The American forces were able to get back on helicopters and escape.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/james-foley-us-military-launched-secret-rescue-operation/story?id=25060796

[TwilightGardener]

1. Well, that sucks. Wonder how close they were?

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Ooh, that could have gone so much worse.

I understand the sentiment behind it, but that was a pretty risky operation.

[Duval]

3. I do not think

ABC news should have published this. But, hey, it's ABC so why am I not surprised?

[Purveyor]

4. Oh can only wonder what other secret "special ops' have been initiated.

Further, what would the official story been if these special op forces had be killed or captured by ISIS within Syria.

Blame it on Assad would be my guess.