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These incredible photos show how US Marines are still hammering ISIS in Syria
These incredible photos show how US Marines are still hammering ISIS in Syria
Aug 22, 2018, 22:11 IST
"We can confirm this picture is of U.S. Marines conducting training on a 120mm mortar system in Syria on or about July 23, 2018," Operation Inherent Resolve told Business Insider in an email.
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"We do not discuss operational details such as locations or mission specifics, but we can emphasize that building and maintaining combat skills has been an important part of our success against ISIS," OIR said.
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Although OIR wouldn't reveal where these pictures of US Marine mortarmen were taken, this picture was also taken by the same Air Force photog a few days earlier near Dawr az Zawr.
"The U.S. Marines own and operate many weapons systems, including the M777 howitzer ... and the 120mm mortar system pictured," OIR said.
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While ISIS still has a presence in Syria, the civil war in Syria appears to be in its last throes, as Syrian President Bashar Assad has retaken much ground and even recently began issuing death certificates for missing political prisoners taken before and during the civil war.