Just in time: U.S. military aircraft deliver weapons to ISIS in Iraq

Press TV
Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:21 UTC

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Volunteer forces fighting against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists say US military aircraft have dropped weapons in areas held by the terrorist group in Iraq.

American helicopters dropped boxes of weapons in Yathrib and Balad districts in Iraq's Salahuddin Province, according to the fighters.

The report comes as the Iraqi army and volunteer fighters appear to be gaining the upper hand and making significant gains against ISIL.

In October, a video showed the terrorist group captured a bundle of US weapons airdropped in the Syrian border town of Kobani.

The US military admitted that it had dropped 28 bundles filled with grenades, mortar rounds and other supplies that were intended for Kurdish fighters.

The video showed masked terrorists inspecting the military equipment, which was airdropped in areas controlled by ISIL near Kobani.

The US Central Command said that the airdrops, including weapons and ammunition, and medical supplies, were "intended to enable continued resistance against ISIL's attempts to overtake Kobani."

The US and its allies have been conducting airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria.

They say they are carrying out the airstrikes against the Takfiris in both countries in order to curb their advances in the region.

However, the air raids have so far failed to halt the insurgents' military gains.

Comment: What a surprise, just as their proxy army is losing, the U.S. steps in and provides aid to the terrorist group they claim to be fighting. This is by no means an isolated incident as the same happened last October when the U.S. military airdropped weapons to ISIS during the siege on Kobani.

The Washington Post would report that the United States military accidentally dropped by air at least one pallet of weapons and supplies that ended up in the hands of the so-called "Islamic State" or ISIS. While a combination of factors about this particular story appear suspicious, including SITE Intelligence Group's involvement in quickly disseminating an alleged video of ISIS terrorists rooting through the supplies, one fact remains.

While the US claims it has "accidentally" allowed weapons to fall into the hands of ISIS terrorists, in reality, the US has been arming, funding, and aiding ISIS and its terrorist affiliates either directly or through Saudi, Qatari, Jordanian, or Turkish proxies since at least 2011.

Russia rightly doubts the efforts of the U.S.-led coalition. Just look at their track record:

• Spreading Freedom: U.S. airstrikes in Syria bomb grain silos killing civilians and destroying food

• US airstrikes targeting 'IS-controlled' oil refineries killing civilians including children

• ISIL terrorists tipped off weeks in advance of US airstrikes, US bombed empty buildings