I think it's fair to say that this appears to be a de-escalation some of the tensions that were being discussed earlier in the week. Steve Warren More Quotes by Steve Warren More Quotes From Steve Warren The fight for Fallujah is ongoing. Right now the Iraqi Security Forces are approaching Fallujah from three directions, essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi. Steve Warren top-news There were no Shia militias involved in this operation for Ramadi. Steve Warren top-news We will continue to hunt ISIL leaders who are working to recruit, plan and inspire attacks against the United States of America and our allies. Steve Warren latest-headlines Now that he's dead, ISIL has lost a key link between their networks. Steve Warren latest-headlines Isil tries to build a variety of improvised or homemade weapons but their effectiveness is limited against our technology. Steve Warren politics They are trying to adjust. It won’t work. Steve Warren politics It was a dynamic strike. It was a troops-in-contact situation. Steve Warren politics He was one of the most senior and experienced members of ISIL's financial network, and he was a legacy al Qaeda member. Steve Warren top-news Killing him and his predecessors exhausts the knowledge and talent needed to coordinate funding within the organization. Steve Warren top-news We'd like to see them move as rapidly as possible, we believe now is the time for the final push into Ramadi. Steve Warren top-news Our strikes were approximately 55 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of Ayyash. We did not strike any vehicles or personnel targets. We have no indication any Syrian soldiers were near our strikes. Steve Warren world There are plenty of rat lines and back roads and smuggling routes, but... there's much less civilian traffic on those routes so they're easier for us to monitor and strike and they're more difficult for Daesh to use. Steve Warren top-news This is sloppy military work, this is the reckless and irresponsible, imprecise and frankly uncaring approach to operations in Syria that the Russians have taken on. Steve Warren world It's still a little early, but we are reasonably certain that we killed the target that we intended to kill, which is Jihadi John. Steve Warren top-news He was a recruitment tool for the organization. Steve Warren industrials We are reasonably certain that we killed Jihadi John. Steve Warren industrials They've done hundreds of airstrikes at this point. I'm not putting out the count anymore, but they conduct airstrikes, but only a fraction of them have been against (ISIS) targets, and when I say fraction, I'm talking ... 10%. Steve Warren top-news We have seen that. We believe that the success is 200-plus kilometers of ground that the Syrian Arab Coalition has managed to take, to some extent, validates this program, it's not a complete validation - I want to be clear about that. But we're encouraged by what we see and ... we intend to reinforce success. Steve Warren world While this is not a large tactical action, we believe the operation demonstrates the viability of our program to provide support to these forces. Steve Warren world We knew this because we saw freshly dug graves. Steve Warren top-news
