On that raid yesterday to free aid workers
Yesterday, I mentioned briefly that British Spec Ops troops rescued the two aid workers and their interpreters in Afghanistan based on the AP’s reporting. Now Fox News is reporting on their news broadcast that it was actually SEAL Team 6 again with an equal number of SAS commandos. The UK’s Telegraph says;
By the evening of Tuesday 28th May, a force of 28 members of the SAS and an equal number of US Navy SEALS had established a forward operating base within the headquarters of a Provincial Reconstruction Team close to the town of Faizbad, around 30 minutes flying time from the hostages’ location.
Emphasis is mine. And the Telegraph describes the operation;
Just as the sun was beginning to set the British troops approached the cave where they believed Miss Johnston and Miss Oirere were being held. The SAS held their ground until their US colleagues reached their assault positions. It was vital for both attacks to be executed concurrently. Weapons and radios were given a final check and night vision goggles activated. Minutes later the special forces teams rescuers were given the order to assault.
The soldiers moved into the darkness shooting dead the kidnappers with silenced weapons. Several were dispatched with a “double tap” the preferred method of killing – two bullets in the centre of the forehead.
The US special forces cleared and secured their target, killing seven kidnappers in the process but no hostages had been found.
Category: Terror War
The obama was actually the shooter on that mission.
“. . . SHOOTING DEAD the kidnappers . . .”
(caps added for emphasis) —
my favorite part (I like JUSTICE) .
What better way to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee? God Save the Queen and God Bless The United States of America.
“Several were dispatched with a “double tap” the preferred method of killing – two bullets in the centre of the forehead.”
No. “Double tap” only describes a followup shot (to the head in passing if possible) to be darned sure a tango stays down. If assault teams had to concentrate on hitting foreheads(twice each)they would have to send out for lunch and dinner. And maybe another breakfast.
I expect us (active and vets) to overwhelmed with poney SEALS after this raid.
How about a “Seal Beret”? Or maybe an “SAS Ranger”? I can’t wait to see the funniforms these ass hats are going to come up with!
Shooters,all hail
Waiting patiently for my first SEAL Sargent.
What HumInt were they following to assault a seven-tango target with 56 Spec Ops? No offense to the hostages, but who the hell are they to warrant this?
Correct me if I’m wrong please, but regular military units aren’t trained in hostage rescue, are they? I think the idea was to get the hostages back alive, not get them back in approximately the same shape as their kidnappers, once the smoke cleared.
This is a feel good story.
I LOVE reading how OUR team (SeALs) and my wife’s team (SAS) *That’s right, I married a Brit* are working together to make terrorist….deadified.
The deader, the better. Animals deserve to die like animals.
@Flagwaver- The doctrine that I was taught when I came into the army with told us that defenders had the advantage, so we wanted at least an attacker to defender ratio of 2:1, if possible 3:1 or 4:1.
Furthermore, the bad guys are dead, it appears that you are complaining that we used too much force. Why is that?
Why do we need SFD-D if the SEALs get all of the missions? If this keeps up, then they need to close the Chicken Road complex.
Agreed, Jon the Mechanic. When a sledgehammer is used to crack a walnut, the sledgehammer takes zero damage. The walnut, however, ends up somewhat the worse for wear. (smile)
As to why the teams went to rescue these folks now, I can only speculate. My speculation would be a combination of good intel yielding reasonable opportunity plus politics.
After all, it was the Queen’s jubilee. As BohicaTwentyTwo observed, this was a fitting jubilee celebration by the SAS member involved.
Well. It must not have really occurred at all. We seem to be missing claims of heartwrenching agony in making the decision to allow the raid.
/sarc
Just remember that seals don’t wear berets. They wear frilly collars and clap their flippers and bark, and they play with their balls.