Inline
Oops. ISIS Fighters Seize US Weapons Airdrop Meant for Kurds (Video)
ISIS fighters captured at least one cache of weapons dropped from US planes and meant for Kurdish fighters in Syria.
ISIS posted video of seized US weapons.
Al Arabiya reported:
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants seized at least one cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces that were meant to supply Kurdish fighters battling the extremist group in a border town, activists said Tuesday.
The cache of weapons included hand grenades, ammunition and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, according to a video uploaded by a media group loyal to ISIS. The video appeared authentic and corresponded to The Associated Press’ reporting of the event. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militants had seized at least once cache, but may have seized more.
The Observatory, which bases its information on a network of activists on the ground, said the caches were airdropped early Monday to Kurds in the embattled Syrian town of Kobane that lies near the Turkish border. The militant group has been trying to seize the town for over a month now, causing the exodus of some 200,000 people from the area into Turkey. While Kurds are battling on the ground, a U.S.-led coalition is also targeting the militants from the air.
On Tuesday, Islamic State loyalists on social media posted sarcastic thank you notes to the United States, including one image that said, “Team USA.”
