ISIS Militants Seize Western Iraqi Town, Menace Base Housing U.S. Personnel

[Purveyor]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Concerns grew Friday over the potential for U.S. forces to be drawn into ground combat against ISIS militants in Iraq after an attack on an air base housing U.S. military personnel.

A handful of militants attacked the strategic Ayn al-Assad Air Base, but were all killed before coming anywhere near the U.S. forces, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

"Well, it looks like they at least got to the outer base limits," Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told CNN. "We're still looking at this and it's hard to say whether they breached the perimeter or not. But they certainly got to the perimeter level at the very least."

He said 20-25 people led by suicide bombers made the attack. Most, if not all, of the attackers were wearing Iraqi military uniforms, Kirby said.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/13/middleeast/isis-iraq/

[Fred Sanders]

1. ISIS Defeated in Kobani, Surrounded in Mosul.....why are the ISIL victories tumpeted in the media?

[SkyDaddy7]

3. You are correct!

Not sure if the media is banging the war drums or trying to make Obama look weak or both.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. it was pretty obvious about 2 seconds after deployment

that WH would have to respond militarily WHEN, not if, ISIS grabbed one of our guys.
Hell, Cheney's rooting for that...he owns so much war related stock and etc.