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British Special Forces raided ISIS headquarters in Raqqa disguised in burkas
By Eric SOF -

Jan 20, 2016


The operators from British Special Air Service (SAS)nducted a full-scale raid on a bunker housing alleged Islamic terrorists. They were disguised in burkas, full-length traditional garments of Muslim women, the U.K.’s Daily Express reported.

The brave and dangerous mission took place earlier this month, in the same vicinity where the infamous British rebel Mohammed Emwazi better known as Jihadi John was blown up in an unmanned drone strike.

The dangerous operation, involving eight-man SAS squad was able to pass through ISIS Syrian stronghold of Raqqa undetected and an ISIS commander in his own home, all while wearing burqas.

The elite warriors, who posed as the wives of Islamic State chiefs managed to forge their way through to the ISIS’s headquarters.

The famous SAS members, who came prepared by hiding assault weapons, grenades and ammo beneath the ankle-length burkas, also killed several ISIS fighters, lifting the veil-like garments to open fire on the bewildered militants, who had no time to react.

The operation was supported by local Syrians from the Raqqa, who worked on the secret mission alongside SAS members and were engaged in driving them through Raqqa in a Toyota pick-up truck — the favored vehicle of Middle-East militants.

After they maneuvered through town, they arrived and designated the house of a senior ISIS commander and used a transmitter to report the location and coordinates to a U.S. Air Force AWAC mission control aircraft hovering thousands of feet above Raqqa.

That was enough for U.S. Reaper to strike and hit target with a Hellfire missile seconds later, killing the Islamic State chief and several other militants. As soon as the explosion occurred, the crowd ran out to the streets, including militants, only to find the burka-clad SAS troopers, who proceeded to take down several militants in an intense shootout before withdrawn from the scene.

The British Special Forces, including Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Service (SBS) are working closely with U.S. Special Operations Forces in dozens of missions in Iraq and Syria over the past few months in a British-American effort to hasten the destruction of radical Islamic terror groups.

The cooperation is going to increase its intensity after an extra 200 U.S. special operations operators were dispatched to Iraq last week.
British Special Forces raided ISIS headquarters in Raqqa disguised in burkas • special-ops.org


Courtesy: @Side-Winder

@Abingdonboy you were right that unlike other special forces our country has so far shied away from publicising the accomplishments of our special forces. @anant_s @PARIKRAMA

I thought the news was interesting(and funny in parts).
Special forces in burqa?? Why not?? For the higher purpose!!! @WAJsal
 
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street smart move!
But i guess they have made life even more miserable for women in ISIS controlled region, as every one would be seen with suspicion.
 
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Although I don't doubt 22nd SAS's capabilities, but I doubt the news source. One of the British media had claimed killing of Mohammad Emwazi (Jihadi John) by 22nd SAS. And that was prior to recent US drone strike. Besides only a handful SAS members were present on ground to train Peshmerga soldiers. Don't believe whatever British media states. Look at the tone of reporting.
 
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street smart move!
But i guess they have made life even more miserable for women in ISIS controlled region, as every one would be seen with suspicion.
I support @kbd-raaf on this.
But then my backing it up will be misconstrued by many here.
Burqa or not, to ISIS women are slaves.
Although I don't doubt 22nd SAS's capabilities, but I doubt the news source. One of the British media had claimed killing of Mohammad Emwazi (Jihadi John) by 22nd SAS. And that was prior to recent US drone strike. Besides only a handful SAS members were present on ground to train Peshmerga soldiers. Don't believe whatever British media states. Look at the tone of reporting.

True, Jihadi John is dead.

Dabiq confirmed: Jihadi John is dead • special-ops.org

Look at the tone of reporting.
Quite possible.
But I do want to believe that ISIS is stupid enough to allow 8(not 4 but 8) wives of chief to enter their premises. Lol
 
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Quite possible.
But I do want to believe that ISIS is stupid enough to allow 8(not 4 but 8) wives of chief to enter their premises. Lol

Insertion is not a problem. Extraction is. They just can't walk into Raqqa like a boss, kill dozens and then move out unharmed. Raqqa is the headquarters of IS in Syria. So you can expect heavy presence of foot-soldiers.
 
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