Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Pentagon investigates 'bungled weapons drop' after militant-video of munitions haul

The Pentagon is investigating claims that a missing weapons airdrop in northern Syria has fallen into enemy hands.

It follows the release of a video purporting to show the weapons in the control of so-called Islamic State extremists.

The footage shows a man sifting through open boxes containing both old and new munitions.

Pentagon spokesman, Rear Admiral John Kirby admitted that the US airdrop, designed to help Kurdish fighters in the town of Kobane repel IS militants, had seen the loss of one of the weapon loads.....

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