U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777A2 Howitzer at an ISIS infiltration route March 18, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis/Released)
RUDAW: US Marines pounding ISIS daily as Iraqi forces push forward on Makhmour front
WASHINGTON DC – Artillery fire by US Marines has been pounding the Islamic State (ISIS) almost daily on the Makhmour front, the Pentagon’s spokesman in Baghdad said, saying it was backing Iraqi forces fighting for territory that will be the launch pad for a much-anticipated offensive to push the militants from their Mosul stronghold.
Col. Steve Warren said there was no firm date for the joint offensive on Mosul, which is expected to include Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the US-led Coalition that has been fighting ISIS since after the militants stormed across Iraqi in June 2014, capturing about a third of Iraq, including Mosul.
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Update #1: Near ISIS front, U.S. Marine artillerymen ‘fire every day’ -- Military Times
Update #2: These photos show how the Marines are using their new fire base in Iraq against ISIS (Washington Post)
WNU Editor: here is an easy prediction .... this involvement is only going to grow.
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Marines are fucking awesome. No such thing as a drill. Many fire missions called and scrubbed and still they perform with alacrity.
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