The Operation To Rescue American Hostages In Syria Was Much Larger Than We Realised -- Business Insider

The failed U.S. mission to rescue a number of hostages being held by the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria earlier this summer was a much larger operation than previously realised, according to new reporting by James Gordon Meek and Lee Ferran at ABC News.

The mission, carried out by U.S. Special Operations soldiers flown to the target location near Raqqah, Syria by the 160th Special Operations Air Regiment (SOAR), involved at least 24 soldiers and was supported by helicopters and an Air Force AC-130 gunship — a modified cargo plane with sophisticated electronics and weaponry — providing close air support.

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My Comment: The U.S. was expecting the worse .... and were armed and fought accordingly. And while many of the details of this raid have now been made public .... my gut is telling me that there are even more details of this raid that we will probably never know in our lifetimes.