ISIS 3 warplanes: Terrorist group's new weaponry raises fears of a major attack
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journalist John Cantlie, a hostage of the terrorist group ISIS, has
appeared in a new propaganda video as a mouthpiece for the group.
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The jihadist group ISIS
is in possession of at least 3 warplanes, MiG 21 or MiG 23 models, and
officials are worried because Islamic State militants are now capable of
turning their weapons on coalition aircraft, CNN
reported on Oct. 18. According to multiple reports, the terrorist group
ISIS has 3 warplanes in northern Syria, and former Iraqi military
pilots are training members of the Sunni Islamist group to fly them, a
Syrian opposition group said Friday, citing witnesses and "sources of
confidence." Former members of the Iraqi military are among those who
have joined ISIS, and people living near the airport said they recently
saw a low-flying plane after takeoff.
"They have trainers, Iraqi officers who were pilots before for (former Iraqi president) Saddam Hussein," said Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "People saw the flights, they went up many times from the airport and they are flying in the skies outside the airport and coming back." Information on how ISIS could have obtained the 3 warplanes was not immediately available but it is believed that the group captured them from the Syrian and Iraqi armies after taking control of several military bases.
ISIS has captured large swaths of northern and eastern Syria and there have recently been an increased number of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in the northern Syrian city of Kobani. "We're not aware of ISIL conducting any flight operations in Syria or elsewhere," U.S. Central Command spokesman Colonel Patrick Ryder said. "We continue to keep a close eye on (Islamic State) activity in Syria and Iraq and will continue to conduct strikes against their equipment, facilities, fighters and centers of gravity, wherever they may be," he added.
In a further attempt to intimidate their enemies, summon new recruits and demonstrate its global influence, the Islamic State (ISIS for short) released a video on Wednesday in which they promised to cut the heads off Western troops and raise their flag at the White House.
"They have trainers, Iraqi officers who were pilots before for (former Iraqi president) Saddam Hussein," said Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "People saw the flights, they went up many times from the airport and they are flying in the skies outside the airport and coming back." Information on how ISIS could have obtained the 3 warplanes was not immediately available but it is believed that the group captured them from the Syrian and Iraqi armies after taking control of several military bases.
ISIS has captured large swaths of northern and eastern Syria and there have recently been an increased number of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in the northern Syrian city of Kobani. "We're not aware of ISIL conducting any flight operations in Syria or elsewhere," U.S. Central Command spokesman Colonel Patrick Ryder said. "We continue to keep a close eye on (Islamic State) activity in Syria and Iraq and will continue to conduct strikes against their equipment, facilities, fighters and centers of gravity, wherever they may be," he added.
In a further attempt to intimidate their enemies, summon new recruits and demonstrate its global influence, the Islamic State (ISIS for short) released a video on Wednesday in which they promised to cut the heads off Western troops and raise their flag at the White House.
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